Afghans like Azizullah Sharifi wait years for an answer on their Special Immigrant Visa application. Those who do get approved face a whole new set of problems once they arrive in the United States.
Tag: United States Defense and Military Forces
Twist in Green Beret’s Extraordinary Story: Trump’s Intervention After Murder Charges
The Army major has admitted shooting an Afghan man believed to be a bomb maker in 2010, in a case that has become a cause among some conservatives.
Turkey Threatens Incursion Into Syria, Raising U.S. Concerns
Turkey moved troops to the border, raising the possibility of an inadvertent confrontation with American forces in the same area.
A Tragedy in Yemen, Made in America
Tracing an airstrike halfway around the world back to an American bomb factory.
U.S. Returns Bells Taken as War Booty From Philippines in 1901
American troops took the three church bells after avenging a deadly attack on their fellow soldiers, and the seizure has complicated ties with the Philippines since.
Five Marines Declared Dead After Aviation Disaster
The Marines were declared dead six days after two American military planes crashed off the coast of Japan during a routine training exercise.
Baghdad’s Fortified Green Zone Opens to Public After 15 Years
The patch of land in the heart of Iraq’s capital — home to Saddam Hussein’s palaces, the American occupation and Parliament — had become a symbol of alienation.
Battered ISIS Keeps Grip on Last Piece of Territory for Over a Year
Despite Kurdish, Iraqi and American forces arrayed against it, ISIS has been hanging onto its final patch in Syria — and still exporting trouble.
At War: What Happened to this Afghan Prisoner While in the Custody of NATO Troops?
An Afghan commando was arrested and accused of killing a Czech soldier. Hours after being taken into NATO custody, he was dead.
One Marine Dead and Five Still Missing After Aircraft Collide Near Japan
The Marine Corps said that one of two Marines found after an accident 200 miles off the coast of Japan had died, and that five others remain missing.