Tag: afghan
‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America
U.S.A.I.D. Students at the American University of Afghanistan in Qatar fear having to return to their Taliban-ruled homeland after aid and visa cutoffs by the Trump administration. Students at the American University of Afghanistan in Qatar fear having to return to their Taliban-ruled homeland after aid and visa cutoffs by the Trump administration. Abbas Ahmadzai,…
CNN goes on trial over its report alleging ‘black market’ for Afghan rescues
David Folkenflik After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, many people were desperate to flee the country. CNN reported that a security consultant was among those offering to evacuate them — for a price — as part of an investigation into claims of “black market” rescue operations. CNN’s story, which aired on…
Reporters’ notebook: revisiting Afghan refugees starting anew in the U.S.
By Tom Bowman , Lauren Hodges ALEXANDRIA, VA. – Shafi Amani wears a bright red chef’s coat and hands out a plate of warm chicken shawarma through the window of his food truck near the King Street Metro station. The sign on the side of the truck says “Seven Guys, Halal food.” We first met…