DoD Report on Fort McCoy and Afghan Evacuees
After the Department of Defense executed the largest airlift in U.S. history in August 2021 over 80,000 Afghan evacuees arrived in the United States. The […]
President’s Day 2022
Monday, February 21, 2022, is a federal holiday in the United States. Federal government offices, schools, banks, and other institutions are celebrating the holiday in […]
DoD IG Report on Screening of Afghan Evacuees
The Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense has issued a report that details the biometric enrollment, screening, and vetting of the 80,000 or […]
Benefits for Afghans Based on Immigration Status
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has published a report detailing Afghan eligibility for selected benefits based on immigration status. This eight-page brief (PDF) on benefits […]
SIGAR Quarterly Report to Congress – January 2022
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has released its fifty-fourth Quarterly Report to the United States Congress. It examines the U.S. reconstruction effort in […]
Updated USRAP Information For Afghans
The Department of State has updated (Feb 11, 2022) one of its web pages that provides information on the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and […]
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghans
The Biden administration is considering granting Temporary Protected Status for Afghans who have arrived in the United States following their evacuation from Afghanistan in August […]
Afghanistan News – Mon, Feb 14, 2022
Topics: News about Afghanistan, immigration, resettlement, humanitarian crisis, commentary, books, podcasts, events, Abbey Gate investigation, protests in EHC UAE, Camp Bondsteel, NRF, IS-KP, recognition of […]
Emirates Humanitarian City and the State Department
Up until early February 2022 the U.S. Department of State (DoS) has been unable or unwilling to address the plight of about 12,000 Afghans stuck […]
Biden Signs Executive Order on Afghanistan Central Bank Assets
A White House press statement released on February 11, 2022 revealed that President Biden signed an executive order to use U.S.-based assets belonging to Afghanistan’ […]