'Life or death': After being targeted by Taliban for helping Marines, Afghan interpreter granted asylum years after fleeing to Arizona

An interpreter ... Afghan situation, there's people who are waiting a lot longer," Amiri said. Amiri says beyond Zabi, they tried to help more people stuck in Afghanistan. "There are people who ... Read More

Biden pursued botched Afghanistan withdrawal against diplomats’ advice: ex-negotiator

President Joe Biden ignored the advice of senior US diplomats – reportedly including Secretary of State Antony Blinken – who urged him not to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan without certain ... Read More

Should Afghan interpreters who helped UK troops be exempt from being sent to Rwanda?

Should Afghan interpreters who helped ... We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd ... Read More

Former Afghan interpreter suing Global Affairs employee, Canadian government for alleged sexual assaults

A female former Afghan interpreter who worked for the ... The federal government hired the interpreter in 2009 to help with the International Security Assistance Force, the multinational military ... Read More

Afghan resistance leader warns attack on American soil ‘not a matter of if but when’

Ahmad Massoud, the exiled leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan, claimed “an attack on US or European soil is very much possible now. It is not about a matter of if, it’s a ... Read More

Record number of Chinese migrants arrested for illegally crossing into US — same number in six months as the whole of 2023

They said they had spent around $75,000 to come to the US, money earned from their business back in China, after hearing success stories from relatives who had already made it across. Read More

US can learn from controversial UK policy as first migrants rounded up for deportation, expert says

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in January declared he would ignore a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that determined the Rwanda policy was unlawful and pushed the policy through in April. Read More

US Urges Afghan Taliban to Curb Terrorist Threats

The US State ... preventing Afghanistan from serving as a base for terrorism. “We remain committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism,” the department’s ... Read More

USC Cancels Valedictorian’s Commencement Speech Over Safety Concerns

The University of Southern California canceled the commencement speech of its valedictorian, a Muslim student, citing what it described as security concerns amid the conflict in the Middle East ... Read More

AI Safety: UK and US sign landmark agreement

The agreement signed on Monday says both countries will work together on developing "robust" methods for evaluating the safety of AI tools and the systems that underpin them. It is the first ... Read More

Afghan children returning from Pakistan face grim reality, survey finds

“We need shelter, living essentials, winter clothing, shoes, blankets, food and medicine. Afghanistan is very cold for us, and it is challenging because we do not have winter clothing,” said ... Read More