Hundreds of veterans, others urge Trump to continue resettling at-risk Afghans
Washington DC, US Reuters Hundreds of veterans and current and former US officials want President-elect Donald Trump to preserve US special visa and resettlement programs for Afghans at risk of retribution for working for the United States during the 20-year war against the Taliban, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters. The letter, signed by […]
UN envoy’s farewell: My heart breaks for Afghan girls, women
Islamabad, Pakistan AP The UN representative in Afghanistan lamented in her farewell statement Thursday the harsh edicts that the Taliban have imposed on girls and women since they seized power in the country, denying them the right to education and work and forcing millions to stay at home. Deborah Lyons, who is leaving her post […]
Essay: Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees made it to the US – here’s how the resettlement process works
KATHRYN LIBAL and SCOTT HARDING, of theUniversity of Connecticut, look – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the most significant US resettlement effort since 1975…
UN report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others; Biden calls for release of US hostage
Washington DC, US Reuters A UN report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the US-led pullout. Afghans walk past a Humvee with a Taliban fighter on it guarding the […]
“When are my parents coming?”: 1,300 Afghan children evacuated to US in limbo
KRISTINA COOKE, MICA ROSENBERG and LINDSEY WASSON, of Reuters, report on the plight of children now in the US who were evacuated from Afghanistan without parents or legal guardians…
Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghanistan airlift still missing
New York, US Reuters It was a split second decision. Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya found themselves and their five children on 19th August in a chaotic crowd outside the gates of the Kabul airport in Afghanistan when a US soldier, from over the tall fence, asked if they needed help. Fearing their […]
Explainer: What happens now that US troops have left Afghanistan?
Washington DC, US Reuters For the first time since 2001 there are no American troops in Afghanistan after the United States completed the evacuation of most of its citizens and thousands of at-risk Afghans. More than 114,000 people have been airlifted from Kabul airport in the past two weeks as part of the US effort. […]
Last US forces leave Afghanistan after almost 20 years
Updated: 8.45am (AEST) Washington DC, US Reuters The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on Monday, ending 20 years of war that culminated in the militant Taliban’s return to power. Washington and its NATO allies were forced into a hasty exit. Following a chaotic evacuation, they leave behind thousands of Afghans […]
US must decide quickly on whether to extend 31st August Afghan evacuation deadline
Kabul, Afghanistan/Washington DC, US Reuters With thousands of desperate Afghans and foreigners crowding into Kabul airport in the hope of fleeing Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers, US officials said on Monday they were scrambling to figure out how to extend a looming 31st August deadline to airlift Americans and their allies to safety. Biden warned on […]