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Nearly 17,000 Afghan interpreters who risked their lives working for the US military are trying to leave the war-torn country ahead of President Biden’s September 11th deadline to withdraw remaining US forces from Afghanistan, but some may get left behind.
IRC looking for housing for family with 8 children under the age of 10 International Rescue Committee (Source: WVIR) By Riley Wyant | April 23, 2021 at 7:34 PM EDT - Updated April 23 at 7:34 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville is hard at work trying to find affordable housing for a family with eight children, all under the age of 10. The IRC is eager to find housing for this family that came over from Afghanistan on a Special Immigrant Visa. The family earned the ability to come to the United States and seek protection here because the...
Life Isn't a Sitcom—the Costs of Working with Americans in Afghanistan | Opinion Najeeb Aminyar and Noah Coburn On 4/20/21 at 7:00 AM EDT A new comedy on CBS follows Al, a translator for the Marines who flees Afghanistan because the Taliban are trying to kill him for working with Americans. While "Al" is fictional, he represents one of 18,000 Afghans who were granted Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) after becoming a target for their extensive service to the U.S. government. Afghans like Al save American lives, help soldiers navigate the difficult cultural and political land...
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:52 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. All right. Okay, I have a couple of items for you — all of you at the top. Today we are announcing the release of $39 billion of American Rescue Plan funds to states, territories, and Tribes to address the child care crisis caused by COVID-19. These funds are a critical step to pave the way for a strong economic recovery and a more equitable future. These funds will help early childhood educators and family child care providers keep their doors open and make sure every state has a strong child care s...
Afghan Interpreters Risked Their Lives to Help the U.S. We Must Not Abandon Them Time 1 hr ago Kim Staffieri and Matt Zeller © Mikhail Galustov—The Washington Post/Getty Images Interpreters, from left, Afiqullah, Irshadullah and Said Hussein, all working for the U.S. army, meet in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Oct. 20, 2012. They applied for a U.S. visa through the Afghan SIV program. When America sent its sons and daughters off to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq, it enlisted a second Army in the fight against global terrorism—local allies, to help build bases, support our...