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2 Americans freed from Afghanistan in swap

  • Jan 21, 2025

Afghan native living in Houston granted asylum following detainment

  • Sep 13, 2023

Feds drop charges against Afghan soldier trying to claim asylum in TX

  • Jan 25, 2023

'Retrograde' documentary captures the U.S. exodus from Afghanistan

  • Jan 16, 2023

Afghan man who served as US ally was seeking safety but detained in TX

  • Jan 14, 2023

Fall of Kabul: Afghan refugees reflect on 'dark day' 1 year ago

  • Aug 16, 2022

Official: ISIS-K could be capable of attacking US in 6 months

  • Oct 27, 2021

Father begs for help after family separated in Afghanistan

  • Oct 14, 2021

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Afghan native living in Houston granted asylum following detainment

  • Sep 13, 2023
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Afghan man who served as U.S. ally detained for three months during attempt to seek safety

  • Jan 14, 2023
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Thousands of Afghans expected to settle in Houston

  • Sep 30, 2021
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Houston Afghan Americans hold peaceful protest against Pakistan's support of the Taliban

  • Sep 27, 2021
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Houstonian and US citizen stuck in Kabul with no way out

  • Sep 3, 2021
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Former Dash goalie helps Afghan women's soccer team escape Kabul

  • Sep 2, 2021
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Afghan who's now in Houston fears worst for his family

  • Aug 27, 2021
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Houston veterans trying to get more Afghan allies evacuated

  • Aug 25, 2021

Latest Stories

Houston Afghan Resettlement Fund set up to help 3,000 people resettling in southeast Texas

The people who fled the country in the wake of the Taliban are arriving in Houston, with, as one person observed, nothing but the clothes on their back.

  • Sep 30, 2021

Houston Afghan Americans hold peaceful protest against Pakistan's support of the Taliban

"Terrorism plus the Taliban equals Pakistan," said Afghan American Houston resident Haji Abdul Haq.

  • Sep 27, 2021
AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi

US military admits it killed 10 civilians, targeted wrong vehicle in Kabul airstrike

The military based the strike on a reasonable certainty standard to launch the strike on the vehicle. Tragically, it was the wrong vehicle, the official said, adding that no reasonable certainty is not 100% certainty.

  • Sep 17, 2021
AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon

4 American citizens evacuated over Afghanistan's land border, official says

They are the first Americans to leave the country with help from the U.S. government since Biden ended the massive evacuation efforts.

  • Sep 7, 2021

Houstonian and US citizen stuck in Kabul with no way out: 'Hope is the best thing'

He and his wife traveled to Afghanistan earlier this summer to visit his brothers and sisters, but the swift Taliban takeover changed everything.

  • Sep 3, 2021