The president said U.S. troops should not be fighting a war Afghan forces are not willing to fight. Afghanistan’s leaders and military had been given every chance to determine their future, he said.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
Thousands Who Helped the U.S. in Afghanistan Are Trapped. What Happens Next?
Many of those who worked alongside U.S. troops have waited years for visas to come to the United States. The speedy withdrawal of forces left most of them behind.
Canada Promises to Resettle 20,000 Refugees From Afghanistan
Several European countries have said they are withdrawing embassy workers and seeking to evacuate those who have helped them.
Charged With Treason, a Genocide Survivor Opts to Fight, Not Flee
As a child, Theary Seng escaped Cambodia’s killing fields. After returning there as a human rights advocate, she angered the country’s strongman leader. But she refuses to be driven away again.
As War Rages in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, Bodies Float Into Sudan
The disfigured bodies are the latest indication of atrocities as the conflict over the Tigray region spreads to other parts of Ethiopia and across international borders.
State Dept. Offers Potential Refugee Status to More Afghans Who Worked With U.S.
As the Taliban make territorial gains, more Afghans, including those who helped U.S. news outlets, will become eligible for visas.
As Fears Grip Afghanistan, Hundreds of Thousands Flee
With the Taliban sweeping across much of the country, at least 30,000 Afghans are leaving each week. Many more have been displaced within Afghanistan’s borders.
Three Olympic Refugee Team Members Will Call Canada Home
The athletes will join another 150 refugee students selected who were accepted to one of 80 participating institutions this fall.
Afghan Visa Applicants Arrive in U.S. After Years of Waiting
The first group of Afghan interpreters and others who helped Americans during the war will stay on an Army base in Virginia until they are resettled.
These Herders Lived in Peaceful Isolation. Now, War Has Found Them.
Accompanied by their livestock, hundreds tried to flee the Wakhan Corridor, a mountainous region of Afghanistan now threatened by the Taliban. But they were turned back by northern neighbors.