Latest ""
Help for Afghan allies included in Senate’s security supplemental plan
The long-sought assistance for Afghan refugees still faces a difficult fight in Congress.
‘The Covenant’ trailer promises an agonizing Afghan translator story
“The Covenant” arrives in theaters in April.
By Sarah Sicard
Former Army sergeant gets life sentence in murder of fellow soldier
The second soldier defendant awaits sentencing.
By Staff Reports
Afghan soldier seeking US asylum hopes for ‘American dream’
Abdul Wasi Safi, who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week after spending months in immigration detention.
Feds drop charges against Afghan soldier seeking asylum in US
After months of publicity and a bipartisan congressional effort to request a pardon from the president, Abdul Wasi Safi could be set free.
By Allison P. Erickson, The Texas Tribune
Afghan soldier seeking asylum in US remains jailed after border arrest
Abdul Wasi Safi, a former officer in the Afghan National Security Forces, was arrested at the U.S. southern border after fleeing the Taliban.
Alabama soldier killed with entrenching tool, fellow trainee arrested
The soldier succumbed to his injuries after the attack.
Afghan war orphan remains with Marine accused of abduction
“When I first heard their story, I thought there must be something lost in translation — how could this be true?”
By Claire Galofaro and Juliet Linderman