The amendment by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton sought to cut off housing, food and medical aid as of March 31, 2023, for Afghans who were granted parole to quickly enter the United States.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
Joint Chiefs chairman calls 20-year Afghanistan War a ‘strategic failure’
Gen. Mark Milley says the American government may have put too much faith in its ability to build a viable Afghan government.
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Posted inMaine, News
Afghan evacuees to begin arriving in Maine as soon as this week
Catholic Charities Maine is heading up the resettlement of 67 to 100 Afghans who fled their homeland as the U.S. military withdrew from the 20-year war.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Nation / World
Maine could see up to 100 Afghan refugees by spring
Afghanistan citizens are being relocated to Maine after being evacuated from their home country following the Taliban takeover last month.
Posted inNation / World, News
Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members
Appointed to the key post of interior minister was Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is on the FBI’s most-wanted list with a $5 million bounty on his head and is believed to still be holding at least one American hostage.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
White House asks Congress to pass emergency funding for disaster aid
The White House is asking for $14 billion in aid to respond to natural disasters that occurred before Hurricane Ida, as well as $6.4 billion to pay for the ongoing relocation of tens of thousands of Afghans who partnered with the U.S. during the war in Afghanistan.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World
20 years later, they’re haunted by their encounters with 9/11 hijackers
Those who crossed paths with two of the World Trade Center terrorists reflect on what happened in Maine in the hours leading up to the worst attacks on American soil.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
Another ‘bright, shining lie’ has blinded the US from seeing the truth in Afghanistan
Like in Vietnam, American leaders deceived the public and ultimately themselves as to the success of their endeavors.
Posted inPerspective
Why did a military superpower fail in Afghanistan?
It may be attractive to think that promoting democracy in occupied foreign countries is an appropriate moral and effective path for restoring security and stability. But it’s not accurate.
Posted inPerspective
Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
Following the completion of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Neta Crawford, the co-director of the Costs of War Project, reflects on 7,268 days of American involvement in the conflict.