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They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards

When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want t...

They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards

When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want t...

He was an Afghan army general. Now he drives Uber in Washington while his wife, 3 sons live in India

Alizai left Afghanistan on August 25, after failing to gather enough support for resistance in Panjshir.

Aisha Wahab becomes first Afghan American elected to Congress

California Sen. Aisha Wahab won a special House election to replace Eric Swalwell, becoming the first Afghan American elected to Congress.

In Defeat for AIPAC, Aisha Wahab Wins House Seat, Becoming First Afghan American in Congress

Progressive California state lawmaker Aisha Wahab made history last week in a special election that will make her the first Afghan American in Congress. Wahab overcame a flood of a...

What America Owes to Afghan Women

Five years after giving up on Afghanistan, America still has a responsibility to the country’s women.

5 years after the U.S. left, Afghan allies reflect on life under Taliban rule

We're beginning a series of stories on Afghanistan 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks and the start of the American war there. In our first report, we have a look at the lives of...

America’s Changing Policy on Afghanistan

Washington has moved from an emphasis on human rights to “selective” contacts driven by specific cases. That's a win for the Taliban.

Afghan general who led last-ditch effort to stop Taliban takeover now drives Uber in Washington

Yet Another Death in ICE Custody

Click to expand Image Naseer Ahmad Paktiawal holds Abubakar Paktiawal, son of his brothe...

More than 1,000 Afghan refugees have been stuck at a camp in Qatar since 2021

More than 1,000 Afghan refugees who fled their homes in 2021 have been stuck in Camp As-Sayliyah, Qatar. They're isolated and unable to leave, despite many having aided U.S. forces...

Abbas fought the Taliban alongside US and Australian troops. Now exiled in Iran, he feels abandoned

Five years after the fall of Kabul, the former Afghan soldier is stuck in the middle of a new American warWar is Abbas’s* earliest memory.As a child, the first iteration of Taliban...

Afghans in Pakistan face uncertain future amid deportation drive

Thousands of Afghans born and raised in Pakistan are being pushed into hiding as Islamabad steps up deportations amid worsening ties with Afghanistan, leaving families caught betwe...

US deports relative of Afghans who aided military to Africa

Afghan national granted protection in the US is one of dozens of people deported to war-torn Central African Republic.

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Four USCIS Policies Delaying Afghan Immigration Cases - Khaama Press

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Four USCIS Policies Delaying Afghan Immigration Cases - Khaama Press

Over 1,800 Afghan returnees repatriated from abroad in single day

KABUL, July 27 (Xinhua) -- More than 1,800 Afghan nationals returned to their homeland through the Torkham, Spin Boldak, and Islam Qala border crossings on Sunday, local media TOLO...

Outdated American Policy Is Hurting the Afghan People

A new generation of Afghans wants to move on from the animosities of the past, but Western policies make that difficult.

These Afghan women in Europe aim to bring change to their home country

Displaced Afghans from the world’s “worst women’s rights crisis” leverage education for their new lives in Europe. 

Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic

His family in Afghanistan had received threats from the Taliban because of the work performed by his brothers in support of the U.S. military.

Nearly 100,000 Afghan refugees return home in 1 month: official

KABUL, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 14,539 Afghan refugee families, totaling 97,277 individuals, returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, from the neighboring countries of Iran a...

Afghans still suffer from war trauma five years after US military withdrawal: UN

Feature: U.S.-Iran conflict, border tensions squeeze Afghan merchants, labor force

KABUL, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- With suitcases in hand and weary, anxious faces all around, passenger vehicles line up to collect travelers, while cargo trucks laden with imported and e...

Afghans Under Pressure Again In New Pakistani Deportation Drive

Thousands of Afghan families, fearing an uncertain future, have begun pouring into Afghanistan amid a fresh push from Pakistan against what officials describe a crackdown" on undoc...

Taliban’s ethnic chauvinism an increasingly dangerous divide