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Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn’t preventable
A new review says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable.
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Pentagon & Congress
Senators warn more visas are urgently needed for Afghans who aided US
More than a dozen senators said Congress needs to raise the limit on the number of special immigrant visas the U.S. can process for Afghans.
![Tashmorad Qara, 37, who resettled in Roanoke, Va., after almost 10 years into his career helping the U.S. fight the Taliban as a pilot with the Afghan Air Force, poses on May 17, 2023.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/cM7V_aosHW9dvdH-z7WsZQPQpGc=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6N3BJ4MCZJBXPG4ZCYHQET7T2M.jpg)
Former Afghan pilot strives to bring family to US
Tashmorad Qara, an Afghan Air Force veteran, arrived in Virginia in 2021 after escaping Afghanistan when the Taliban regained control of his country.
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Afghan interpreter who risked life for US troops shot and killed in DC
The former military interpreter found work as a ride-share driver and even managed to send money back to Afghanistan to help family and friends.
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State Dept: We failed to plan or respond fast enough to Afghan chaos
The review repeatedly blames former President Donald Trump for not doing enough planning or processing of visas after beginning the withdrawal.
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Philippines considers US request to host Afghan visa processing center
The full details of the request, which remains under negotiations, have not been made public.
![Afghans walk at a tourist resort where they are accommodated, in Shengjin, 44 miles northwest of the capital, Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/cIbF5YrsuEw0aMVToLL2KSfpGLo=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/DJJO6C3655DRFPBIULE5QT7GGA.jpg)
Hundreds of Afghans wait in Albania in a prolonged US visa process
Hundreds of Afghans are in Albania, waiting for the U.S. visas they were promised, almost two years after fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country.
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Afghan soldier who helped the US weathers uncertainty in asylum bid
A former Afghan intelligence officer who fled the Taliban after sharing information with American soldiers is now in Texas, where his future is uncertain.
![Afghan refugees Azita Jawady and her husband Hamid Sadra at their home in Austin on May 17.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/5yy-aLvJGjyLxB9noGGHiXAgJuc=/800x0/filters:format(png):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/O63U73MDU5F2NLQLERC3RBZR7Y.png)
A frayed refugee system creates obstacles for Afghans in Texas
The refugee system in Texas and nationally is still recovering from major cuts. The latest casualty is Texas’ largest resettlement agency.
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Rights group documents abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
A U.K.-based rights group launched an interactive map documenting human rights abuses since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.
![Afghan refugees walk through an Afghan refugee camp at Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, N.J., on Sept. 27, 2021.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/GxafesQ93azmTk-K6r_DhQ_vpmg=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6N7MZ422D5BFPLAUJT2XVDPT3Q.jpg)
Biden to allow Afghans to stay longer in US, sources say
The Biden administration will continue to allow tens of thousands of Afghans who fled Taliban control more than two years ago to stay and work in the U.S.
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