CIA counterterrorism operation in Afghanistan “successful.” The United States conducted a “successful” counterterrorism operation against a “significant” al Qaeda leader, Ayman Al Zawahiri, in Afghanistan over the weekend. …
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U.S. Sending Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
Secretary Blinken says aid in response to earthquake last week. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday that the United States will provide nearly $55 million to Afghanistan…
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Afghan Refugees Offered Temporary Protected Status
DHS Secretary Mayorkas announces updated guidelines for migrants. Last week, President Biden’s administration announced that the Afghan refugees evacuated to the United States will be offered temporary protection…
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Temporary Protection Status for Afghani Evacuees Considered
President Biden looking to address refugee limbo. The 70,000 Afghani evacuees brought to America after the military pulled out of Kabul face the threat of deportation as they…
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President Splits Up Frozen Afghan Assets
Some will go to 9/11 families. On Friday, President Biden signed an executive order to help enable $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets to be divided between humanitarian…
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President Biden Tells Taliban to Release American Hostage
American Navy veteran held two years. President Joe Biden has called for the Taliban’s release of Mark Frerichs, a U.S. Navy veteran if the Taliban expects to be…
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Administration Wants Faster Afghan Refugee Resettlement
Say those still in Qatar could come to the U.S. The resettlement of Afghan refugees is a plan President Biden’s administration would like to hasten. The new plan…
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Department of Defense Releases 2021 Afghanistan Report
Predicted rocky retreat and collapse of the Afghan air force. On Wednesday, the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) made its January 2021 assessment of Afghanistan available…
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White House Suggests Ways to Welcome Afghan Allies
Operation Allies Welcome points to those still in U.S. military “safe havens.” The White House issued a list of opportunities for Americans to help in the resettlement of…
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Some Afghan Children Evacuated Without Parents
Many may never be reunited with their families. There are roughly 1,450 Afghan children who have been evacuated to the United States without their parents since August. Now, months…
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