Congress has reached a deal to provide an additional 2,500 Visas for Afghan Interpreters who worked for the U.S. Government and now risk being killed, in an attempt to alleviate a massive ba… Read More
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"U.S. and Taliban peace talks make progress toward ending war in Afghanistan" PBS NewsHour 1/28/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: The draft framework of an Afghan peace deal: If the Taliban agree to… Read More
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The Acting Defense Secretary, Patrick Shanahan, notified Congress on Friday that he Intended to Shift $1.5 Billion that had been Designated for the War in Afghanistan and other Projects to h… Read More
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The Air Force is taking the Biggest Hit of all the Services as the Pentagon Reprograms Funds to Build a Wall along the Southern Border, with about Ha… Read More
The Justice Department has hit WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange with Espionage Act Charges, significantly escalating a Legal Fight against the high-profile Activist.
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Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal have cut off the WikiLeaks funding eight years back. They together account for the world’s largest payment services market with 97%. The blockade was poli… Read More
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Teen suicide bomber strikes at a wedding party, blows 5 people up
According to Reuters, a suicide bomber on foot targeted a wedding party in Afghanistan’s eastern province… Read More
The visit last week of Imran Khan to the US raised eyebrows for a plethora of reasons. Comments and meeting with Trump looked secondary to the endless string of goof ups by Pakistan that dom… Read More
"Amid peace talks, Taliban claims deadly explosion in Kabul" PBS NewsHour 9/2/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: In Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a massive explosion that rocked… Read More
Neutral Color Interior Designs And Choosing Soft Neutral Rugs
There is something to be said about the timeless looks of a neutral palette in interior design. I, myself, am drawn to sleek, mo… Read More
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Here’s how you can watch the Homeland Season 8 Episode 2 “Catch and Release” live stream online with Showtime Anytime or the old-fashioned way right on your television.
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Creating Breathtaking Interiors With Beautiful Yet Affordable Inexpensive Rugs
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KABUL/COLOMBO – Buy a mask and let his family go hungry, or buy food and go out into the crowded city without one – that is the stark choice facing Hayatullah Khan, an Afghan lab… Read More
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The Nation’s Top General Declined over the Weekend to Endorse either of the Sudden Announcements on Afghan Troop Withdrawals that came out of the White House last week.
In an Intervi… Read More
House Lawmakers will Vote, Monday Dec. 28th, on Overriding Trump's Rejection of the Fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which Passed both Chambers of Congress with mo… Read More
President Biden plans to announce that the U.S. will Withdraw All of its Troops from Afghanistan by the 20th Anniversary of the Sept. 11th Terrorist Attacks that prompted the War, a House Ai… Read More
The number of Troops deployed to Afghanistan could Increase, in the coming months, to enable the Full Withdrawal of U.S. and Coalition Forces, a Department of Defence (DOD) Spokesman said, a… Read More
U.S. Central Command and American Diplomats are working, with Nations surrounding Afghanistan, on Agreements to base Troops and Aircraft for Counter Terrorism inside the Country following th… Read More
The State Department, on April 27th, ordered some of its Diplomatic Staff to leave the U.S. Embassy in Kabul as the Drawdown in Afghanistan begins and the U.S. continues Planning for what Fu… Read More
The U.S. Military has added a Dozen F-18 Fighter Jets to the Military Assets it is Sending to Protect Troops as they Withdraw from Afghanistan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Ma… Read More
The Biden Administration Plans to Evacuate, Tens of Thousands of Afghan Interpreters and Others who Worked with U.S. Forces during the War, while their Applications for U.S. Entry are Proces… Read More
The White House, on July 14th, announced Operation Allies Refuge, an effort to Fly Interpreters, who helped the U.S. Military, in Afghanistan, Out-of-the-Country.
The Operation is beginnin… Read More
Senate Spending Leaders clinched an Agreement, on Tuesday, that would provide more than $2 Billion to fill the waning Budgets of the Capitol Police and National Guard, after months of Strain… Read More
The Biden Administration Froze Afghan Government Reserves, deposited in U.S. Bank Accounts, cutting off the Taliban’s access to Billions of Dollars.
A Substantial Portion of the $9.4… Read More
President Biden has tapped, former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D), as the Temporary Point Person, who will Oversee the Administration's Afghan Evacuee Resettlement Effort, in the U.S., the W… Read More
A sprawling U.S. Air Base, in a Remote part of Germany, has become a Temporary Home for Afghan Children, Separated from their Parents during the chaotic Evacuation from Kabul Airport, and Of… Read More
The House Judiciary Committee, late Monday, Advanced, by a 25-19 Party Line Vote, a Sweeping Proposal that creates a Pathway to Citizenship for Millions of Undocumented Immigrants.
The Lan… Read More
The Biden Administration, on Monday, said it would Raise the Refugee Admissions Cap to 125,000 in fiscal 2022, meeting a Target that President Biden set, during his Presidential Campaign… Read More
Biden to tap Elizabeth Jones, as Coordinator for Afghan Relocation efforts.
The State Department plans to announce as soon as this week, that Jones, a Veteran Diplomat who served as the Am… Read More
The Biden Administration's Top Envoy for Afghanistan is lLaving his Position, less than Two months after the US withdrew from Afghanistan in a Chaotic and Deadly Evacuation Process.
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The Biden Administration is taking an Unprecedented Step to Resettle the 55,600 Afghan Evacuees from the US Military Bases, where they've been living for weeks and into Permanent Homes. The… Read More
Around 150 Pilots and other Personnel, from the Afghan Air Force, are reportedly in the process of being Relocated from Tajikistan to a Third Country with the help of the US Government.
Th… Read More
State Officials in New York, are providing up to $2 million to Smooth the Resettlement of Afghan Refugees following the U.S. Evacuation this summer, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), said on Tuesday… Read More
Military Bases are still Housing about 19,500 Afghan Refugees, as they seek Resettlement in the U.S., according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The Refugees are now spread ac… Read More
19-year-old lands in Belgium, becoming youngest woman to fly solo around the world
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Have you ever heard about Arabian nights? You know when you’re in the middle of the dessert, sitting comfortably in a tent beneath the stars. You’re surrounded by your friends or… Read More
The Last several hundred Afghan Evacuees, who have been living on U.S. Military Bases, are expected to Depart those Installations over the next week, according to a Homeland Security (DHS) O… Read More
Afghan girls return to school as Taliban end ban
Tens of thousands of Afghan girls were set to return to secondary school on Wednesday, more than seven months after the Taliban seized powe… Read More
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China Global Television Network (CGTN) and Afghanistan’s Shamshad TV will jointly host a high-level TV forum on Afghanistan’s post-war recovery efforts on August 18, ai… Read More
China Global Television Network (CGTN) has organised a special TV forum entitled “Afghanistan in Transition ” to call global attention to the challenges the country still faces a… Read More
It has already been a year since the U.S. forces left and the Taliban took over, but hunger is still widespread in Afghanistan where families struggle to find food for their malnourished chi… Read More
After witnessing the hasty retreat of U.S. troops from Kabul International Airport last August, the world is now concerned over the disastrous situation in Afghanistan.
A staggering 95 perc… Read More
The women marched through a residential area of Kabul demanding that the Taliban not be recognized as a legitimate government. The women were met with little resistance from security forces… Read More
The government of Canada says it is determined to reach its target of admitting at least 40,000 Afghan refugees by the end of the year. More than 30,600 Afghans have been resettled in Canada… Read More
Adrian Stimson, an Indigenous artist and veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, has been chosen to design Canada's national monument to its mission in Afghanistan. Stimson's design was select… Read More
The Taliban has ordered the closure of beauty salons in Afghanistan, further restricting women's rights and eliminating a source of income for many Afghan women. The decree, issued by the Ta… Read More
Peruvian authorities have rescued 23 Afghan migrants who were deceived by people smugglers while attempting to reach Ecuador. The migrants paid money to be transported across Peru and to the… Read More
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the UN's envoy for global education, has proposed a five-point plan to pressure Afghanistan and incentivize the Taliban to reverse their bans on s… Read More
The Taliban's policies in Afghanistan, including the closure of hair salons and beauty parlors and the prohibition of women working in NGOs, have led to increased poverty and despair for Afg… Read More
In Afghanistan's Logar province, where girls' access to education has been suspended, over 1,000 women and young girls are learning to read, write, and calculate for the first time through l… Read More
Ali, a refugee from Afghanistan who moved to Ukraine 24 years ago, is now supporting the relief effort for people affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Along with his wife, they engage in… Read More
Afghan women are facing severe restrictions and violence under the Taliban's rule, with their basic rights being denied. Women are banned from attending school and university, not allowed to… Read More
The United States is providing $12 million in immediate humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan after multiple earthquakes killed nearly 1,200 people and destroyed villages in the western He… Read More