May 24, 2023
After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban almost two years ago in August, tens of thousands of Afghans made their way to the United States. They were allowed to stay under a program called “humanitarian parole.” But that status expires in a couple of months, and...
Mar 31, 2023
Upwardly Global’s new report highlights Afghan newcomers’ $1.71 billion potential annual earnings and $227 million potential annual tax dollars, in an effort to spur legislative or administrative action and ensure stability for over 36k Afghans in the U.S....
Dec 13, 2017
By Aram Roston, December 7, 2017, for BuzzFeed News Controversial private security tycoon Erik Prince has famously pitched an audacious plan to the Trump administration: Hire him to privatize the war in Afghanistan using squads of “security contractors.”...
Dec 11, 2017
By Shashank Bengali, December 4, 2017, for The LA Times As U.S. warplanes flew above a cluster of villages where Islamic State militants were holed up in eastern Afghanistan, 11 people piled into a truck and drove off along an empty dirt track to escape what they...
Dec 6, 2017
Gender-based violence is pervasive in Afghanistan, but activists see a change in the wind. By Tadamichi Yamamoto, December 4, 2017, for The Diplomat Gender-based violence in Afghanistan can take myriad, often less-than-subtle forms, particularly in the most remote...
