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Afghanistan

January 5, 2024 5:32 am

They Are Sending Their Best People

A military career. An Afghan family. An American story.
Will Selber
August 15, 2023 5:32 am

I Remember the Afghans We Left Behind

Two years after the fall of Kabul, memory still isn’t enough, but it’s all I have left to give.
Will Selber
June 7, 2023 5:31 am

The Taliban Are Who We Thought They Were

Once again under Taliban rule, Afghanistan has become oppressive, brutal, and dangerous to its neighbors and the world.
Natalie Gonnella-Platts and Jessica Ludwig
September 12, 2022 5:30 am

What It’s Like to Get Texts Every Day From Afghans Fleeing Taliban Persecution

The crisis in Afghanistan never ended—not for the allies we left behind, and not for the volunteers helping them get…
Kate Kovarovic
August 16, 2022 5:30 am

Afghan Refugees in the U.S. Need Help

A bipartisan bill will get them out of legal limbo, remove the looming threat of deportation, and create a path…
Linda Chavez
August 15, 2022 5:16 am

A Terrible Year

It’s been one year since the fall of Afghanistan. Our Afghan allies—the ones lucky enough to be alive—are still suffering.
Will Selber
May 12, 2022 5:30 am

There’s Still More to Be Done to Help Afghans

Let’s start with a law that would give security to Afghans in the U.S. and reduce the backlog of asylum…
Jim Swift
January 31, 2022 4:42 am

How to Solve the Three Problems With Getting Our Afghan Allies Out

The Biden administration can fix this, if they focus on it.
Joe Swartz
September 30, 2021 5:30 am

Did Biden Lie About What the Generals Recommended for Afghanistan?

And other questions left unanswered by this week’s hearing.
Shay Khatiri
September 15, 2021 5:09 am

Taliban 2.0

“Moderation” can be dangerous, too.
Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr.