A Talisman Against the Taliban
For a network of volunteers still helping to evacuate Afghans, a small statue has become a unifying symbol of humor and hope.
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For a network of volunteers still helping to evacuate Afghans, a small statue has become a unifying symbol of humor and hope.
In 2018, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) filed a class-action suit against the U.S. government for failing to adhere to the nine-month processing turnaround promised in special immigrant visa program guidance. A plan the government proposed last month to come into compliance with SIV guidelines shows the "Biden administration continues to try to escape its court-ordered obligations," IRAP’s Supervisory Policy Counsel Adam Bates told me.
While the world fumes about the far-reaching impacts of Taliban misogyny, Afghanistan’s leaders have quietly begun assembling apparent kill lists of their remaining enemies.
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A last-minute deal led to the Senate adding provisions extending the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program through 2024 into the omnibus spending bill that funds the federal government, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., said in an email.