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Family of Navy vet who died after police knelt on neck settles lawsuit
Family members of Angelo Qunito settled a federal lawsuit against the city of Antioch for $7.5 million.
Afghans who recently arrived in US get temporary legal status
The Biden administration is giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who arrived after March 15, 2022, and before Sept. 20, 2023.
Virginia lawsuit over Army officer’s traffic stop will be settled
A Virginia town is settling a lawsuit that sprang from a Black and Latino Army lieutenant being pepper sprayed during a traffic stop.
840,000 Afghans who applied for US resettlement program still waiting
A report released by the State Department’s Inspector General outlines numerous steps the department has taken to speed up visa processing.
UN: at least 200 former Afghan officials, troops killed since US left
The groups most targeted by the Taliban have been former army, police and intelligence forces, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Nearly two years later, Afghan allies still left hoping for help
Advocates worry that Congress may never pass reforms needed to help Afghan allies safely escape the Taliban and resettle in America.
Former soldier convicted of killing Alabama police officer
Grady Wayne Wilkes had been a member of the Alabama National Guard, a Guard spokesman told The Associated Press in 2019.
Tens of thousands of Afghans waiting for US visas
When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021, it carried tens of thousands of Afghans to safety. Many are still waiting to be resettled.
Displaced Afghan students find homes on US university campuses
Many Afghan students are now nearing graduation at U.S. schools and planning their futures, but others still hope to find a way to get to the U.S.
Veteran killed in Fargo police ambush remembered as ‘brave young man’
Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin previously served in the Minnesota Army National Guard and was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Former Afghan pilot strives to bring family to US
Tashmorad Qara, an Afghan Air Force veteran, arrived in Virginia in 2021 after escaping Afghanistan when the Taliban regained control of his country.
By Heather Rosseau, The Roanoke Times