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PublishedAugust 1, 2022
Drone strike on al-Qaida leader delivered ‘justice,’ Biden says
Al-Zawahri and the better-known Osama bin Laden carried out the deadliest attack ever on American soil — the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2022
Kabul airport attack involved single bomb with ‘disturbing lethality,’ Pentagon inquiry finds
The suicide bombing killed 13 U.S. troops and an estimated 170 Afghans outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2021
Lewiston to resettle a number of Afghan refugee families
Maine Immigrant & Refugee Services will begin resettling between 50-100 Afghan refugees next week. The agency has been collecting donated items.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
A rebel, a bureaucrat: The women who stayed in Afghanistan
Many have fled the country in response to the Taliban takeover, fearing a return to the brutal repression that marked the group’s previous rule in the late 1990s.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2021
Judge rules Afghan militant held in Guantánamo illegally, in what lawyers say is first such ruling in 10 years
The basis of the ruling remains classified, and only brief opening statements of proceedings were made public earlier this year.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2021
Afghan evacuees begin to arrive in Maine
The first of what could be as many as 100 Afghan evacuees to come to Maine arrived at Portland International Jetport on Thursday.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2021
Routes out of Afghanistan dwindle as Pakistan cancels flights
The suspension comes after weeks of Taliban promises to allow freedom of movement to all Afghans and restore regular international flights in and out of Kabul.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2021
Islamic State bomber kills 46 inside Afghan mosque in challenge to Taliban
A statement says the attack targeted both Shiites and the Taliban for their purported willingness to expel ethnic Uygher Muslims to meet demands from China.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2021
Hundreds of asylum seekers wait in Portland-area hotels because apartments are so scarce
More than 300 immigrants who arrived in Portland recently are waiting for permanent housing in a tight rental market.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2021
Senate narrowly defeats Republican amendment to cut off aid to Afghan refugees
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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