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Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi, once detained at border, wins asylum
It's almost a year since Wasi said he turned himself in to border patrol agents to declare asylum but was charged with entering the U.S. illegally.
4,000 Afghans who helped military going abroad to complete visas to U.S.
While 750 Afghans are going straight to Virginia, thousands more will go to a way station out of Afghanistan.
The Pentagon is helping State identify Afghan interpreters for evacuation
There are thousands of Afghans in the Special Immigrant Visa pipeline.
Biden defends Afghanistan pullout as Taliban gains ground
President Joe Biden explains the decision to pull out of Afghanistan
By Joe Gould
US House votes to ease entry process for Afghan interpreters
The U.S. House easily passed legislation Tuesday that would make it easier for Afghans who worked for the American military to relocate to the U.S.
Betrayal and death: Former allies fear the fate of Afghans facing US abandonment
Like the Afghans today, anti-communist Hmong allies of America faced a similarly uncertain fate following the end of the Vietnam War.
VA to offer gender surgery to transgender vets for the first time
Officials do not know how long the rule making process will take or when surgeries will begin to be scheduled.
Pentagon’s ban on Pride, and nearly all other, flags is staying
After a review, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin decided not to grant a June exception for the LGBTQ+ flag.
Bill would protect medical care for transgender dependents of service members
The proposed legislation would ensure that troops with transgender dependents aren't stationed in states where their health care could be restricted.
Army interrogation manual needs revisions to prevent torture, advocates warn
Advocates want an Army interrogation manual's list of prohibited actions expanded to include all of the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation techniques."
By Kyle Rempfer
We must not repeat the Vietnam refugee tragedy in Afghanistan
The withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan must not end with a betrayal of our Afghan allies, says the author of this commentary.
By Jim Jones