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An Afghan teen makes it to the U.S., but his family is left behind in Kabul

23rd July, 2023 · admin

NPR: All told, nearly 80,000 Afghan refugees made it to the U.S. “The majority of people we work with have advanced degrees and careers,” she says. “They find themselves at Target for $16 an hour. And the rent is $2,300 a month. And it’s impossible to make those ends meet.” Click here to read more

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Posted in Britain-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan-American community, Escape from the Taliban |
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Scholarships Help Afghan Students Find Homes at Universities Across US

23rd July, 2023 · admin

AP: As the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan, in the summer of 2021, Fahima Sultani and her fellow university students tried for days to get into the Kabul airport, only to be turned away by gun-wielding extremists. “No education, just go back home,” she recalled one shouting. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Afghan Women, Education, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan-American community, Escape from the Taliban |
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Afghan Refugee Finds New Career In California Playing A Film Character A Lot Like Herself

18th July, 2023 · admin

An Afghan refugee seeking asylum in the United States is now captivating audiences onscreen, portraying a character she has a lot in common with. In her first-ever acting role, Anaita Wali Zada plays a haunted young immigrant named Donya who finds herself beached in the northern California city of Fremont. Her new life: working in

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Posted in Afghan Women, Entertainment News, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Afghan-American community |
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Biden administration extends temporary fix for Afghan refugees in US

6th May, 2023 · admin

The Hill: The Biden administration has extended a temporary fix to allow Afghan refugees to continue to live and work in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a release on Friday that Afghan nationals who arrived in the U.S. under humanitarian grounds through Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), which allowed vulnerable Afghans

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Posted in Refugees and Migrants, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan-American community |
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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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