March 1, 2022 Ukraine war: Afghan refugee and her family escape Kyiv An Afghan refugee who was trapped in Kyiv when Russia invaded Ukrain is being evacuated with the help of an American nonprofit.
January 26, 2022 Biden administration plans to expedite Afghan refugee resettlement, NSC official says The Biden administration is exploring ways to expedite bringing Afghan refugees to the United States, Fox News has learned.
January 20, 2022 Some Afghan refugee nonprofits call on Biden administration to help resettle abandoned allies Thousands of people in Afghanistan are still struggling to evacuate after the United States withdrew troops nearly six months ago.
January 13, 2022 Republicans push State Dept. on loans to refugees, warn resettlement orgs have 'vested financial interest' FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans, led by Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, are pushing for more information from the State Department about a program to issue travel loans to refugees via the United Nations -- with the lawmakers expressing concern that it gives resettlement organizations a "vested financial interest" in pushing the U.S. to take in more refugees each year.
December 22, 2021 Former CIA officer surrendered life dream to help Afghan refugees resettle in US Former CIA officer Geeta Bakshi formed a nonprofit to help resettle hundreds of Afghan refugees.
December 8, 2021 Afghans wait at US bases while worrying about family left behind The former interpreter for the U.S. Army counts himself among the lucky as an Afghan who managed to make it through frantic crowds outside the Kabul airport to board a military evacuation flight out of the country with little more than the clothes on his back.
October 5, 2021 Biden administration resumes Afghan refugee flights after measles outbreak The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that it has resumed flights of Afghan evacuees into the United States, after the flights had been shut down last month due to a measles outbreak.
September 24, 2021 Assault on female US service member by male Afghan refugees at Fort Bliss under FBI investigation A female U.S. military service member was reportedly assaulted by several male Afghan evacuees being housed at Fort Bliss.
September 24, 2021 Cruz, GOP senators press Biden on Afghan 'child brides' among refugees Cruz, alongside fellow Republican senators Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, demanded answers from the president on the reports that “child brides” had evacuated from Afghanistan to the US.
September 21, 2021 Organizations hiring translators as thousands of Afghan refugees resettle in US Organizations helping resettle Afghan refugees across the country say that as they take in more people over the next few weeks, there will likely be an increased demand for translators.
