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Muzzled in Afghanistan, Activists Protest Abroad

20th January, 2023 · admin

Akmal Dawi VOA News February 19, 2023 From Lafayette Park in front of the White House to the streets of London, Toronto and many other cities around the world, activists have been staging small protests to condemn the Taliban’s repressive policies against women in Afghanistan and call for a stronger international response. While they attract

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Posted in Afghan Women, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Afghan-American community, Protest |
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Female Afghan Commando Prepares to Fight in MMA

14th October, 2022 · admin

8am: Hawa Haidari, a secret member of the commando forces in the former Afghan republic regime, wants to fight in mixed martial arts (MMA). Voice of America reported on Wednesday (October 14th) that Haidari lives with her three sisters in a two-bedroom apartment in Spokane, Washington. “I want to become an MMA fighter and fight

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women | Tags: Afghan Female Commando, Afghan MMA, Afghan-American community, Cricket, Hawa Haidari |
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Report: Police identify suspect in Muslim killings as fellow Muslim

10th August, 2022 · admin

The Washington Times: Police have identified the man arrested in two of a string of killings of Muslim men in the past year — another Muslim. Muhammad Syed [an Afghan], 51, has reportedly been charged with murder in the deaths of two Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to local Muslim leaders cited in

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Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tags: Afghan-American community, Shiites |
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For Afghan refugees, traditional rugs offer comfort

4th January, 2022 · admin

Chicago Sun Times: Rugs are so central to Afghan culture they often are used as currency. So it is a shock when refugees must leave their rugs behind. Having a traditional rug in their new place can help them adjust. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghan Carpet Exports Increase Amid Economic Crisis

Posted in Art and Culture, Economic News, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Afghan Rugs / Carpets, Afghan-American community |
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Newly arrived Afghans get creative and find their own way to homes

22nd November, 2021 · admin

NPR: The camps at military bases around the U.S. are supposed to be temporary, the last stop for just-arrived Afghan refugees before they move on to permanent homes. But for many, the weeks are stretching into months, with no clear end in sight. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghanistan Has the Most

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Posted in Refugees and Migrants, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan-American community |
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Proud Boys-Linked ‘Afghan Refugee Hunting Permit’ Found at Michigan Campus

14th September, 2021 · admin

Newsweek: The stickers were apparently advocating for the murder of Afghans as tens of thousands of refugees are to set to be housed in the U.S. after they were evacuated from Kabul in August, prior to the Taliban retaking the country. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Refugees and Migrants, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan-American community, White terror |
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Afghans Find Themselves Unable to Work or Attend School in US

13th September, 2021 · admin

 After undergoing the traumatic experience of leaving their home country, thousands of Afghans are relieved to be in the United States. Many are finding, however, that they have been granted temporary status, forbidding them to work or attend school. VOA’s Carolyn Presutti takes a look at how evacuees are coping with the lack of

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Posted in Refugees and Migrants, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan-American community, Asylum, Escape from the Taliban |
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Biden Vows To Retaliate For Deadly Attack On Kabul Airport, Evacuations To Continue

27th August, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 26, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to retaliate against the Islamic State group after suicide bombings outside Kabul’s airport killed at least 12 U.S. troops and dozens of Afghans, with many more wounded, just days before an August 31 deadline for foreign troops to leave Afghanistan. “To those who

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan-American community, Escape from the Taliban, ISIS/DAESH War on Muslims, Taliban vs. ISIS |
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Afghan Immigrants Find a Home in Las Vegas

21st January, 2020 · admin
Posted in Refugees and Migrants, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan-American community |
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Afghans celebrate Nowroz in California

21st March, 2019 · admin
Posted in Art and Culture, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Afghan Diaspora, Afghan-American community, Nowroz |
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