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Congress dropped from its $1.7 billion omnibus spending bill an amendment that would have created a pathway to residency for Afghan refugees, dimming the hopes for tens of thousands of people rescued as Kabul fell in August 2021. Advocates of the legislation have described the move as a betrayal that would sour potential allies in future conflicts.

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A new online page for Afghans to get information on family reunification does not include a process for those with temporary status.

NEW YORK - A US judge on Friday (Aug 26) recommended that victims of Sept 11, 2001, attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank to satisfy court judgments they obtained against the Taliban. US Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan said Da Afghanistan Bank was immune from jurisdiction, and that allowing...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday recommended that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks not be allowed to seize billions of

A U.S. judge on Friday recommended that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to

NEW YORK (Reuters) — A U.S. judge on Friday recommended that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to

A US judge recommends that victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank to satisfy court judgements they obtained against the Taliban.

Bank is ruled immune from jurisdication; allowing seizures would effectively acknowledge Taliban as Afghan government, something only US president can do

A U.S. judge on Friday recommended that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to Afghanistans central bank to satisfy court judgments they obtained against the Taliban.