Afghanistan International: US Democrat Sam Liccardo says he will use a parliamentary procedure to force a House vote on a bill aimed at preventing the deportation of more than 8,000 Afghans who lost temporary protected status. Republican House leaders have so far not allowed the bill to leave committee and come to a vote. Liccardo
Khaama: The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Afghan relatives seeking to challenge the adoption of a seven-year-old girl whose parents were killed during a US military raid in Afghanistan in 2019. The decision leaves in place a ruling by Virginia’s highest court that favored Joshua Mast, a US Marine
Ariana: The UK Ministry of Defence identified material suggesting that British service personnel may have committed “serious offences” in Afghanistan, including possible murder, manslaughter and grievous bodily harm, a High Court hearing in London was told. Click here to read more (external link). More He confessed to an Afghanistan war murder. The U.S. military promptly
Khaama: In a statement marking 25 years since the U.S.-led war began on October 7, 2001, HRW said successive governments have failed to provide adequate accountability or redress for Afghans subjected to abuses by foreign forces. The organization said many people detained by U.S. forces were held for months or years without being charged with
8am: The United States has not allocated any refugee resettlement slots for fiscal year 2027 for refugees from Afghanistan and other countries around the world who have fled war and persecution. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has criticized the decision and called on the US government to lift travel restrictions and fully restore its refugee
Ariana: The university has about 980 students, around three-quarters of them women, with about 90 percent based in Afghanistan. All students currently study online. David Edwards, the university’s interim president, said the funding decision threatens one of the few remaining opportunities for Afghan women to pursue higher education from inside Afghanistan. “We are the only
CBS News: Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan carrying the first CIA officers sent into the country after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, marking the opening move in the U.S. response that would soon become America’s longest war. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Former Afghan vice-president Amrullah Saleh says Afghanistan has entered a civil war, warning that the conflict remains limited for now but could develop into a more violent and destructive confrontation. In an interview with Outlook, Saleh described Taliban rule as “illegitimate” and said public opposition to the group was taking various forms, with
Khaama: Two Afghan nationals have entered the United States under a narrow exception to current immigration restrictions, according to AfghanEvac, an organization advocating for the relocation of Afghan allies and their families. he development comes amid continuing restrictions on the entry and visa issuance of Afghan nationals. AfghanEvac says a federal court ruling allows a
8am: If we seek a simple answer to these complex developments, we can conclude that the terrorist group the Taliban, on the advice of Khalilzad and ethnic secular networks outside Afghanistan, have concluded that in the ongoing conflict between America and Iran (in which Saudi Arabia is indirectly involved), the Taliban should remain aligned with