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May 18, 2022

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US intel questioned for misjudging Afghanistan, Ukraine

May 12, 2022 Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Top U.S. intelligence officials were questioned Tuesday about why they misjudged the durability of governments in both Afghanistan and Ukraine, and whether they need to reform how intelligence agencies assess a foreign […]

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New state budget includes funds to help interpreters escape Afghanistan

December 1, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina is now the only state to put real money behind efforts to help interpreters escape Afghanistan, as the newly enacted state budget includes an allotment aiding the rescue of Afghans and […]

Article

US urged to help more people escape Taliban-led Afghanistan

November 18, 2021 Ben Fox, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of organizations working to evacuate people who could be targeted by the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan appealed Monday for more assistance from the U.S. government as conditions deteriorate in the […]

Article

Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State

October 14, 2021 Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former […]

Article

US resumes Afghan refugee flights after measles shots

October 5, 2021 Ben Fox, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Afghan refugees will soon be arriving again in the U.S. after a massive campaign to vaccinate them against measles following an outbreak that caused a three-week pause in evacuations, officials said Monday. […]

Article

Joint Chiefs chairman calls Afghan war a ‘strategic failure’

September 28, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The top U.S. military officer called the 20-year war in Afghanistan a “strategic failure” and acknowledged to Congress on Tuesday that he had favored keeping several thousand troops in the country to […]

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US gives 1st public look inside base housing Afghans

September 16, 2021 Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

FORT BLISS, Texas — The Biden administration on Friday provided the first public look inside a U.S. military base where Afghans airlifted out of Afghanistan are being screened, amid questions about how the government is […]

Opinion

WHATLEY: Fire Blinken

September 15, 2021 Michael Whatley

For the past several weeks, President Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan has weighed heavily on the hearts and minds of North Carolinians – and this week has offered no relief. On Monday and Tuesday, […]

Article

Once inmates, Taliban now in charge in a Kabul prison

September 14, 2021 Felipe Dana, Associated Press

KABUL — Once, Kabul’s main prison was crowded with thousands of Taliban captured and arrested by the government. On Monday, a Taliban commander strolled through its empty halls and cell blocks, showing his friends where […]

Article

Measles cases halt US-bound flights of Afghan evacuees

September 13, 2021 Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The U.S. on Friday halted U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees, pulling some off planes, after discovering a few cases of measles among new arrivals in the United States. A U.S. government document viewed by The […]

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