The floods hit as Afghanistan is still reeling from a string of earthquakes at the beginning of the year as well as severe flooding in March.
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Senators warn more visas are urgently needed for Afghans who aided U.S. in the war
Senators included an increase in the annual cap of visas in a funding bill last year, but it’s unclear if that provision will make it into the final package lawmakers are racing to finish by March 22.
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Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
Save the Children said four people have died and that Herat Regional Hospital has received 153 injured.
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Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan
Saturday’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit a far more densely populated area, near Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, Herat. It was followed by strong aftershocks.
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Feeling well grounded in Lewiston: How 2 Afghan pilots came to Lewiston
After the Taliban stormed Kabul two years ago, two pilots lost their homes and came to the U.S. Now, they hope to fly in Maine.
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From Afghanistan to Maine: How Nazifa Haidari and 2 of her children came to Lewiston
One asylum seeker from Afghanistan shares her family’s story and her continuing efforts to reunite with her husband and children left during the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
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Biden review of chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal blames Trump
The National Security Council report does fault overly optimistic intelligence community assessments about the Afghan army’s willingness to fight and says Biden followed military commanders’ recommendations.
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Caught in the crossfire: Mainers aid in medical rescue of Afghan boy
Fawad, then 6 years old, was hit by a bullet as his family tried to flee Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal. A network that included Maine residents came together to bring him to safety.
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Maine Afghan community group elects women to leadership roles
Shamayel Kargar is the new president of the Afghan Community of Maine and one of six women elected to the group’s board of directors.
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Three who narrowly escaped Kabul rebuild their lives in Maine
They are among more than 260 Afghans who have settled in the state since U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021.