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Daily News Lesson September 13 2024

Women in Afghanistan describe Taliban's brutal repression, 3 years after U.S. withdrawal

Learn about life for women under the Taliban following U.S. pulling its military out of the country

Afghan refugees stay at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in New Jersey

Daily News Lesson January 03 2022

Many Afghan refugees, including unaccompanied minors, remain in legal limbo in the U.S.

Learn why many Afghan refugees are struggling to find placement in the U.S.

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Daily News Lesson October 21 2021

How this young Afghan refugee uses poetry to ’empty’ her pain and feel hope

Hear from one young refugee on how poetry and art have helped her process trauma

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Daily News Lesson October 04 2021

How Seattle’s Vietnamese community is helping Afghan refugees

Hear how one community built from refugees fleeing war in the 70s is supporting refugees from the Afghan War

9/11 Memorial & Museum ahead of 20th anniversary of attacks in New York

Daily News Lesson September 09 2021

How 9/11 weighs on the generation born after the 2001 attacks

Discuss the impact of 9/11 on a generation of students born after the day itself

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Daily News Lesson August 31 2021

America's longest war is over

In this PBS lesson plan, learn about the withdrawal of U.S. troops after 20 years in Afghanistan

U.S. forces assist in Afghanistan evacuation

Daily News Lesson August 23 2021

Afghan refugees face massive bureaucratic hurdles coming to U.S.

Learn about some of the difficulties refugees face in getting out of Afghanistan

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Daily News Lesson August 08 2021

After 20 years, Taliban returns to power in Afghanistan

Hear from one former Afghan official on what the future of Afghanistan might look like now that the Taliban is back in power

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Daily Video August 04 2017

Under President Trump, a new strategy for the Afghanistan war sparks debate

The U.S. war in Afghanistan has progressed for 16 years, and a new strategy for how to proceed has caused debate among Trump and his national security team. Progress has been slow and the president has reportedly been frustrated with his advisers.

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