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’ […]
Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) Pilot Details Flight to Safety
Story by Mikaley Kline. “The Taliban is everywhere. Please don’t come home since it is too dangerous for you,” these were the words Abdul* heard […]
Afghanistan News – Thursday, Feb 10, 2022
Topics: Evacuations – no good news, DoD: DoS messed up NEO, OBL’s son visits Taliban, AAF pilots return to Afghanistan, Afghan Adjustment Act, and no […]
Afghan Evacuee Camp at Fort Pickett Closed
A temporary camp that was established at Fort Pickett, Virginia to house Afghan evacuees has closed. The location was one of eight camps on military […]
National Guard Helps Get Soldier’s Family Out of Afghanistan
Story by Barbara Wilson (originally published 23 Sep 2021). In Stafford, Virginia, more than 7,000 miles from the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, […]