WASHINGTON—Military bases that housed tens of thousands of Afghan refugees in the United States incurred almost $260 million in damages that in some cases rendered buildings unusable for troops until significant repairs to walls and plumbing are made, the Pentagon’s inspector general found. Over the last two weeks of August 2021, the U.S. Air Force […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is all set to investigate whistleblower allegations that hundreds of Afghan refugees were allowed into the United States despite appearing on the department’s Biometrically Enabled Watchlist (BEWL). “As part of our ongoing body of work on Afghan evacuees, we are initiating an evaluation, to commence […]
A vast network of charities and government organizations is helping to resettle Afghan refugees in the United States. Among them is the Tuberculosis and Refugee Clinic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. And most of its staff are immigrants themselves.
The Department of Defense plans to house thousands of Afghan allies who aided the U.S. military abroad at Fort Bliss, an Army base near El Paso, Texas, where illegal migrant children were detained in dismal conditions. Around 30,000 Afghan allies are expected to be relocated to Fort Bliss and Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, the Department […]
The United States plans on expanding the refugee program for Afghans who aided America during wartime. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the plan on Monday as Taliban violence is surging in Afghanistan amid the U.S. troop withdrawal.
