Tag: Afghan refugees

Republicans Raise Alarm on Vetting of Afghans After Man Convicted of Rape Allowed to Enter US

Republican members of Congress are calling on President Joe Biden to detail the vetting process used by his administration to screen allies and others evacuated from Afghanistan after it was reported that a man—who had years earlier been convicted of rape and deported—made it to Dulles Airport before being apprehended. Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) led…


Epoch TV Review: Underground Railroad Operation Saves Nearly 1,000 Lives in Afghanistan

Commentary Amid the turmoil of events unfolding in Afghanistan, there is a ray of hope shining through. An underground railroad operation being conducted by veterans and service members has saved close to 1,000 people in Afghanistan. Retired Lt. Colonel and Green Beret Scott Mann joins Joshua Philipp in an incredible episode of Crossroads that you…


Feds Identify Phoenix as Best City for Afghan Refugees

A federal agency has named Phoenix the ideal location for Afghan refugees to resettle. The U.S. government is assisting thousands of Afghans in finding new homes after they fled what’s now a Taliban-controlled country. Governors and mayors from New York to California expressed their desire to help these refugees. Gov. Doug Ducey and House Speaker…


Biden Administration Asks Congress for Funds for Ida, Afghans

The White House on Tuesday asked Congress to approve billions in spending to address the ongoing crises created by the disastrous Category 4 Hurricane Ida and the Afghan refugee crisis in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The request came after a bipartisan delegation of Louisiana congressmen asked the president in a Sept. 2…


Former Kabul Embassy Worker Helps Afghan Refugees in Philadelphia as He Awaits Wife and Children

The hasty pullout of U.S. forces from Afghanistan has created a desperate situation for thousands of Americans and Afghan nationals who aided the United States who are still stranded in the country as they hope to be allowed evacuation by the Taliban. Meanwhile in Philadelphia, an Afghan man is volunteering with an immigration agency to help…


Australian PM Defends Afghan Refugee Allocation

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended the Australian government’s decision to allocate 3000 visas to Afghan refugees this financial year and rejected calls to take more. Morrison said Australia’s commitment to allocate humanitarian places from the 13,750-person quota this year was in line with the country’s previous efforts. “Let me remind you what happened with…


Afghan Nationals in India Lose Livelihood After Taliban Takes Over Kabul

NEW DELHI—Mohamad Qais Malikzada, 41, has been in India for more than six years with his wife and three children. For six years he has been waiting for refugee status from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), which he claims will allow him to immigrate to either the United States or Canada, for…


Europe Fears Afghan Refugee Crisis After Taliban Takeover

HANGEDIGI, Turkey—From above, the new border wall separating Turkey from Iran looks like a white snake winding through the barren hills. So far it only covers a third of the 540-kilometer (335-mile) border, leaving plenty of gaps for migrants to slip across in the dead of night. Traffic on this key migration route from central…


DOD Plans to House Thousands of Afghan Allies at Fort Bliss, Where Migrant Children Were Detained in Dismal Conditions

The Department of Defense plans to house thousands of Afghan allies who aided the U.S. military abroad at Fort Bliss, an Army base near El Paso, Texas, where illegal migrant children were detained in dismal conditions. Around 30,000 Afghan allies are expected to be relocated to Fort Bliss and Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, the Department…


US Military Bases to House Thousands of Afghan Refugees in Coming Days

The United States is preparing to accommodate thousands of Afghan refugees in the coming days on American military installations while evacuating Americans from the country now controlled by the Taliban terrorist group. “We want to have the capacity to get up to several thousand immediately, and want to be prepared for the potential of tens…