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The Afghanistan Withdrawal

Texas Groups Are Scrambling To Get Afghan Interpreters Into The U.S. On Special Visas

Andrew Schneider / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on August 18, 2021 · Amid a chaotic troop withdrawal, veteran and refugee advocates are worried as they try to relocate Afghans who helped U.S. and allied forces in the region.

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Texas Prepares For An Influx of Afghan Refugees As U.S. Military Withdraws Troops

Riane Roldan, KUT

Posted on August 17, 2021 · Reports indicate that 30,000 refugees can be expected nationwide.

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Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 19, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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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

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

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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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