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Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan's air force would collapse

Jan 17, 2022
American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.
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Music News
Members of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music on the plane to Doha.

Afghan orchestra musicians, music students and teachers have escaped the Taliban

Oct 04, 2021
After weeks of trying to flee Afghanistan, 101 musicians, students and teachers with the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and Zohra Orchestra finally landed in Doha, Qatar on Sunday.
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World
Over half a million Soviet troops served in Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. Among the first deployed was Rustam Khodzhayev, seen posing here (front row, first from the left) with his special operations unit in 1981.

We Asked Vets Of The Soviet-Afghan War To Judge The U.S. Exit. Here's What They Said

Sep 30, 2021
Veterans of the Soviet Union's decade-long war in Afghanistan see parallels — and stark contrasts — with the U.S. experience and exit after two decades there.
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Asia
A plane flies over temporary camp for refugees from Afghanistan at the U.S. Army's Rhine Ordnance Barracks (ROB), where they are being temporarily housed, on August 30, 2021 in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Planes Chartered To Evacuate Americans And Others From Afghanistan Remain Grounded

Sep 06, 2021
Travelers have spent seven days waiting to depart from the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. At least 19 U.S. citizens and two green card holders are said to be among the group of about 600.
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World
Hossein Mahrammi, his wife, Razia Mahrami, and their four sons came from Kabul to the U.S. on a Special Immigrant Visa or SIV in March 2017.

They Came To The U.S. As Afghan Refugees. Now They Hope Their Story Will Help Others

Sep 05, 2021
Scenes of violence in Afghanistan triggered painful memories for Hossein Mahrammi and his family. He says starting a new life in the U.S. wasn't easy but they've embraced the culture and customs here.
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Education
A U.S. Air Force air crew prepares to load evacuees aboard a C-17 aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 31. Several public school students from Sacramento, Calif., remain in Afghanistan since the U.S. evacuation en

Several California Public School Students Are Still Trapped In Afghanistan

Sep 01, 2021
The San Juan Unified School District in Sacramento, Calif., says officials believe some of the district's students have been able to leave since the U.S. evacuation ended Tuesday.
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Asia
U.S soldiers stand guard at the airport tower near an evacuation control checkpoint during ongoing evacuations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. The U.S. Embassy warns Americans not to go to the airport, citing

The U.S. Embassy Urges Americans Outside The Kabul Airport To Leave Immediately

Aug 25, 2021
"Because of security threats outside the gates of Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time," the U.S. Embassy said
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Animals
Staff members at the Kabul Small Animal Rescue are working to put together travel crates so the organization's dogs and cats can safely be evacuated out of Afghanistan.

An Animal Rescue Group Is Racing To Get Hundreds Of Pets Out Of Afghanistan By Aug. 31

Aug 25, 2021
Kabul Small Animal Rescue's American director is raising money to airlift more than 200 dogs and cats, the group's staff and their families before foreign troops leave at the end of the month.
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