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Ignoring the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at this critical stage will create a far more dire protection crisis.

The number of Afghans granted Special Immigrant Visas, or SIVs, for resettlement in the United States increased by more than 100% last year, according to new U.S. government data. In 2023, about 26,500 SIVs were granted to Afghans — more than double the previous year's total of 11,000 and a record since the program's inception…

Afghanistan remains the largest humanitarian crisis in the world with more than 29 million people––over half the population––in need of humanitarian assistance.

The Bibby Stockholm, which docked off the Dorset Coast last month, was supposed to house as many as 500 refugees, a few dozen of whom were sent aboard, and then removed due to the discovery of Legionnaire’s disease in the water supply of the barge.

20,000 Afghans in Pakistan are in the resettlement pipeline but cannot leave. The United States must resettle those who are still waiting.

Washington - The government of Canada says it is determined to reach its target of admitting at least 40,000 Afghan refugees by the end of the year. Mo

Washington - The government of Canada says it is determined to reach its target of admitting at least 40,000 Afghan refugees by the end of the year. Mo

Advocates say the U.S. is not doing enough to help the women who fought for American values over the past 20 years in Afghanistan.

Local advocates say the U.S. is not doing enough to help Afghan women under threat from the Taliban. In other news, officials broke ground Monday on a project to create a second border port of entry in Otay Mesa. Plus, San Diego State University starts the new semester off with its largest freshman class.

IN Kabul, Meena Sadat rises each day at 6am, puts on a long, figure-obscuring dark dress and hijab, steels herself for the angry eyes of Taliban…