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US urged to help more people escape Taliban-led Afghanistan

Members of the AfghanEvac Coalition met in a video call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to press the case for additional resources to help tens of thousands of people get out of Afghanistan.

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Secrecy shrouds Afghan refugees sent by US to base in Kosovo

The U.S. is welcoming tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul but has disclosed little publicly about a small group who remain overseas: dozens who triggered potential security issues during security vetting and have been sent to an American base in the Balkan nation of Kosovo.

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US resumes Afghan refugee flights after measles shots

Afghan refugees will soon be arriving again in the U.S. after a massive campaign to vaccinate them against measles.

Guantanamo prosecutor, an Army one-star, retires as 9/11 trial remains elusive

The retirement of Brig. Gen. Mark Martins was disclosed by a civilian employee of the Defense Department late Thursday.

Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan troop drawdown nears

Officials said the U.S. expects to have American and coalition military command, its leadership, and most troops out by July Fourth, or shortly after that.

Calls grow to evacuate Afghans to Guam as US troops leave

Despite unusual bipartisan support in Congress for evacuation of Afghan interpreters and others who helped the U.S., the administration hasn’t agreed to such a move.

Migrants walk through a gap in the US-Mexico border wall as the sun rises.

Biden to return $2 billion diverted from Pentagon projects for border wall

The administration said it would return $2 billion taken from the Pentagon and use it for the construction projects for which the money was originally intended.

Saifullah Paracha is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner, lawyer says

A 73-year-old from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was notified on Monday that he has been approved for release after more than 16 years in custody at the U.S. base in Cuba.

‘They are absolutely going to kill us’ — Afghans who helped the US fear being left behind

Thousands who aided the U.S. and NATO war effort fear they will be left stranded, facing the prospect of Taliban reprisals.

US under Biden will no longer call migrants ‘illegal aliens’

Instead of “illegal aliens,” the employees of CBP and ICE should instead use “undocumented noncitizen” or “undocumented individual,” according to guidelines set by the Biden administration.

Guantanamo prisoners now getting COVID-19 vaccine, says source

A defense official said all 40 men held at the Navy base in Cuba will be offered the vaccination to comply with legal requirements regarding the treatment of prisoners and to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading.

Pence pleaded with acting defense secretary to ‘clear the Capitol,’ timeline of riot shows

With Trump not engaged, it fell to Pentagon officials, a handful of senior White House aides, the leaders of Congress and the vice president holed up in a secure bunker to manage the chaos.

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