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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.
Watchdog: Nuclear states modernize weapons, Chinese arsenal growing
Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said that “we are drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history."
By The Associated Press
Afghan soldier who helped the US weathers uncertainty in asylum bid
A former Afghan intelligence officer who fled the Taliban after sharing information with American soldiers is now in Texas, where his future is uncertain.
A frayed refugee system creates obstacles for Afghans in Texas
The refugee system in Texas and nationally is still recovering from major cuts. The latest casualty is Texas’ largest resettlement agency.
By Caroline Covington, The Texas Tribune
Army vet tapped for Peace Corps leadership post
David White Jr. is a West Point grad who held a key leadership role in efforts to resettle Afghanistan refugees in the United States.
Blinken says no Ukraine cease-fire without Russia’s withdrawal
In a speech in Finland, Blinken said a cease-fire without Russia’s withdrawal would simply “freeze current lines in place.”
Gerard Butler’s ‘Kandahar’ requires degree in international relations
Although “Kandahar” feels a like desert "The Fast and the Furious" meets Tom Clancy, there is a lot of warranted wistful reflection about the way the gr
By Sarah Sicard
Global military spending up to an all-time high
A Sweden-based watchdog says global military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion.
‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’ is Hollywood meets ‘no man left behind’
“Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant” is in theaters on April 21.
By Sarah Sicard
Female Afghan veterans work toward fresh start in Virginia
More than 40 Afghan Female Tactical Platoon fighters relocated to the United States after the Taliban takeover, but their fates in the U.S. are unclear.
By Heather Rousseau, The Roanoke Times
Interpreter for Special Forces, Marines faces new challenges
Rafi worked with the American military from 2010 until he was wounded in 2014.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer