
THE AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL
An Afghan Interpreter, Now A U.S. Citizen In Houston, Fears For the Family He Left Behind
Posted on · Houston Public Media spoke with “Yaser,” who worked as a combat interpreter for the U.S. Marines from 2012 to 2014.
Posted on · Houston Public Media spoke with “Yaser,” who worked as a combat interpreter for the U.S. Marines from 2012 to 2014.
Posted on · For the past six years, the American NGO Ascend has helped Afghani girls train to become mountain climbers. To many, they represented a new hope for women in Afghanistan. Now the NGO is working desperately to help them escape the Taliban.
Posted on · Reports indicate that 30,000 refugees can be expected nationwide.
Posted on · Speaking about the Taliban's ousting of the U.S.-backed Afghan government, Biden acknowledged, "The truth is this did unfold more quickly than we anticipated."
Posted on · The Mohammed family case highlights the deadly cost of long visa wait times for Afghan and Iraqi war interpreters and others who have served alongside the U.S. military. Some 18,000 Afghan families have pending visa applications to come to the United States, as they live in life-threatening conditions.