May 05 How humanitarian parole works, and why so many Afghan families are waiting to be reunited By Gabrielle Hays The number of Afghans in the U.S. applying for this parole has skyrocketed since the fall of Kabul, and many families like Shah’s have yet to be accepted or denied. Shah’s sister is one of at least 45,000 people who… Continue reading
Apr 22 Death toll in Afghan mosque bombing rises to 33, Taliban say By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Since sweeping to power last August, the Taliban have been battling the upstart Islamic State affiliate known as Islamic State in Khorasan Province or IS-K which is proving to be an intractable security challenge for Afghanistan's religiously driven government. Continue reading
Mar 31 U.N. seeks record $4.4 billion for Afghans struggling under Taliban By Jamey Keaten, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The head of the United Nations says nearly all Afghans don't have enough to eat and some have resorted to "selling their children and their body parts" to get money for food. Continue reading
Mar 26 Officials: Taliban blocked unaccompanied women from flights By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers refused to allow dozens of women to board several flights, including some overseas, because they were traveling without a male guardian, two Afghan airline officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 23 Taliban cancels higher education for girls as new school year starts By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Afghanistan's Taliban rulers decided against opening schools to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a previous promise. Continue reading
Mar 18 U.N. food agency official alarmed by Afghanistan food, fuel prices By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Afghanistan has been sinking deeper into poverty and economic crisis since the Taliban takeover and as many as 95 percent of the country's 38 million people don't have enough to eat or money to buy the food. Continue reading
Mar 16 Biden adminstration extends temporary protected status to Afghan refugees By Ben Fox, Associated Press Afghan refugees in the U.S. will be allowed to stay for at least 18 months under temporary protected status, a move that'll help some of the thousands who arrived following the American withdrawal from their country. Continue reading
Mar 04 6 months after arriving in U.S., Afghan evacuees still worry about the families they left behind By Gabrielle Hays, Roby Chavez About six months after the evacuation, about 84,600 Afghan nationals have arrived in the United States. Many face not only settling into a new life but also the added stress of loved ones stuck overseas. Continue reading
Mar 01 Boebert outburst on Afghanistan jolts State of the Union By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Delivering the loudest heckling of the evening, GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado blamed Biden for the 13 service members who were killed during the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan. Her outburst drew a chorus of boos from Democrats. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: FDA delays approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the FDA said it wants more data on whether to authorize three Pfizer COVID-19 shots for children under 5, President Biden ordered the release of $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets for humanitarian aid in… Continue watching