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Two Afghan American families who were in Afghanistan when the U.S.-backed government fell last week are talking about their harrowing journey from the Kabul airport back to America. VOA Afghan service reporter Mohammad Ahmadi visited with the families and filed this report.
Hundreds of Afghans living in India are demanding refugee status from the United Nations Refugee Agency, saying that the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has ended their chances of returning home. Anjana Pasricha visited an ongoing Afghan protest that began this week in the Indian capital.
U.S. allies say they have no choice but to follow the U.S. timetable and withdraw their forces from Afghanistan by August 31 despite fears that not everyone will be evacuated in time. Britain called an emergency summit of G7 leaders Tuesday to discuss the crisis. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Some of the deported Zimbabweans having their documents processed by immigration officials at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on Thursday. Britain has so far deported at least 20 Zimbabweans within the last few weeks said to have criminal records. (Video: Thomas Chiripasi)
Army Specialist Christopher Horton was a sniper who was killed in ambush in eastern Afghanistan on September 9, 2011. He was 26 years old. His widow, Jane Horton, is an advocate for fallen soldiers and the families they leave behind, known as Gold Star families.