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Sen. King joins call to preserve protected status of Afghans in US
Maine’s independent senator was among 101 Senate and House members who signed a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Congress bestows its highest honor on 13 troops killed in Afghanistan withdrawal
Rather than a unifying moment, the event took place against the backdrop of a bitter, partisan back-and-forth over who is to blame for the rushed and deadly evacuation from Kabul.
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Trump issues statement from Gold Star families defending Arlington visit
Vice President Kamala Harris has accused Trump of staging a ‘political stunt’ that ‘disrespected sacred ground.’
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Trump ties Harris to chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal on anniversary of attack
Monday marks 3 years since the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
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Taliban place bans on women’s bare faces, sound of their voices in public
The vice and virtue laws issued Wednesday empower the ministry to be at the frontline of regulating personal conduct, administering punishments like warnings or arrest.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Afghanistan rescue dogs settle in to life in Maine after 7,000-mile journey
Thirteen dogs from Kabul arrived in Woolwich, where they now seek forever homes. Though the 7,000-mile journey was far from easy, volunteers deem the effort “a championing success.”
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Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 84 people
Esmatullah Moradi, spokesman for the provincial governor in Faryab said that around 1,500 houses were either completely or partially destroyed while hundreds of acres of farmlands were washed away and more than 300 animals killed.
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Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says
The floods hit as Afghanistan is still reeling from a string of earthquakes at the beginning of the year as well as severe flooding in March.
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Senators warn more visas are urgently needed for Afghans who aided U.S. in the war
Senators included an increase in the annual cap of visas in a funding bill last year, but it’s unclear if that provision will make it into the final package lawmakers are racing to finish by March 22.