Families are canceling travel plans, curbing social media activity and struggling to understand how Trump’s restrictions will affect them.
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Sen. King joins call to preserve protected status of Afghans in US
Maine’s independent senator was among 101 Senate and House members who signed a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Afghan sisters offer traditional homeland fare at Lewiston restaurant
Nelofar and Shaqaeq Ahmadi run Royal Chicken and Kabab at 259 Lisbon Street months after their arrival in Maine.
Posted inNation / World, News
As Taliban starts restricting men, too, some regret not speaking up sooner
New laws mandate that men wear a fist-long beard, bar them from imitating non-Muslims in appearance or behavior, and ban haircuts that are against Islamic law.
Posted inNation / World, News
Taliban begins enforcing new draconian laws, and Afghan women despair
The new religious code issued late last month bans women from raising their voices, reciting the Quran in public, and looking at men other than their husbands or relatives.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Congress bestows its highest honor on 13 troops killed in Afghanistan withdrawal
Rather than a unifying moment, the event took place against the backdrop of a bitter, partisan back-and-forth over who is to blame for the rushed and deadly evacuation from Kabul.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Trump issues statement from Gold Star families defending Arlington visit
Vice President Kamala Harris has accused Trump of staging a ‘political stunt’ that ‘disrespected sacred ground.’
Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Trump ties Harris to chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal on anniversary of attack
Monday marks 3 years since the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
Posted inNation / World
Taliban place bans on women’s bare faces, sound of their voices in public
The vice and virtue laws issued Wednesday empower the ministry to be at the frontline of regulating personal conduct, administering punishments like warnings or arrest.
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Afghanistan rescue dogs settle in to life in Maine after 7,000-mile journey
Thirteen dogs from Kabul arrived in Woolwich, where they now seek forever homes. Though the 7,000-mile journey was far from easy, volunteers deem the effort “a championing success.”