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U.S. Woman And Family Freed After 5 Years In Captivity In Afghanistan

Greg Myre, NPR

Posted on October 12, 2017 · Caitlan Coleman, her Canadian husband and their three children had been held by an extremist group in Afghanistan since 2012. Pakistan's military says it secured their release.

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One year after U.S. evacuation, Afghan interpreter still feels ‘heartbroken’

Haya Panjwani

Posted on August 17, 2022 · One year after the U.S. military's evacuation from Afghanistan, an Afghan interpreter reflects on his and his family's traumatic experience.

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Afghan refugee students in Houston experienced culture shock. Now many are thriving

Duaa Faquih

Posted on June 29, 2022 · Afghan refugee students finished their first year of classes at HISD schools in June, assisted by volunteers from Houston-area nonprofits.

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A prison bus collided with a truck in Conroe hours after Texas suspended inmate transportation

Matt Harab

Posted on June 7, 2022 · Conroe police said the van was transporting an inmate and three guards, all of whom were hurt in the collision.

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Hidalgo staffers indicted, Council Member Mary Nan Huffman, and Afghan interpreters (April 12, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 12, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: Two senior staffers for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and one former one have been indicted in connection with a COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract. Plus: City Council Member Mary Nan Huffman answers your questions. And we hear from a Houstonian who served as an interpreter for U.S. forces in his native Afghanistan.

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