/tags/afghanistan Afghanistan en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:24:58 GMT /austin/2025-04-01/refugee-services-austin-tx-federal-funding-global-impact-initiative-interfaith-action-of-central-texas Nonprofits help refugees pay for rent and groceries, land jobs, sign up for medical benefits and enroll in school. The end of federal funding could mean these services disappear. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:24:58 GMT /austin/2025-04-01/refugee-services-austin-tx-federal-funding-global-impact-initiative-interfaith-action-of-central-texas Katy McAfee /austin/2022-08-18/an-afghan-family-slowly-adapts-to-life-in-austin-a-year-after-the-taliban-takeover Matiullah Noori and his 29 family members are living in a South Austin apartment complex after fleeing Afghanistan last year. The refugee works night shifts so he can take his siblings to school, attend remote classes at Austin Community College and drive his family members wherever they need to go. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2022-08-18/an-afghan-family-slowly-adapts-to-life-in-austin-a-year-after-the-taliban-takeover Maya Fawaz /news/2022-01-27/a-husband-two-children-and-her-mother-still-in-afghanistan-and-new-challenges-in-a-strange-land Muzdha was separated from her family in the chaos at the Kabul airport after the Taliban retook control. She's now in North Texas, and she doesn't know if she’ll ever see her family again. Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:33:38 GMT /news/2022-01-27/a-husband-two-children-and-her-mother-still-in-afghanistan-and-new-challenges-in-a-strange-land Stella M. Chávez /news/2021-08-31/watch-live-biden-delivers-remarks-after-the-last-u-s-troops-leave-afghanistan "I was not going to extend this forever war," President Biden said from the White House, "and I was not extending a forever exit." Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:40:01 GMT /news/2021-08-31/watch-live-biden-delivers-remarks-after-the-last-u-s-troops-leave-afghanistan Brian Naylor /news/2021-08-31/the-final-u-s-military-plane-has-left-afghanistan-as-americas-longest-war-ends The final evacuation flight brought to a close the longest war in U.S. history. The withdrawal leaves the future of Afghanistan in disarray and uncertainty under renewed Taliban rule. Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:13:19 GMT /news/2021-08-31/the-final-u-s-military-plane-has-left-afghanistan-as-americas-longest-war-ends Scott Neuman, Deepa Shivaram, Vanessa Romo /news/2021-08-26/biden-pledges-to-strike-back-after-attack-kills-12-u-s-service-members-in-kabul President Biden called the American service members who lost their lives "heroes" and "the best the country has to offer." Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:27:21 GMT /news/2021-08-26/biden-pledges-to-strike-back-after-attack-kills-12-u-s-service-members-in-kabul Barbara Sprunt /education/2021-08-26/aisd-prepares-to-welcome-afghan-refugee-students The district’s refugee family support office will provide interpreters, test student’s English proficiency and help train teachers on how to recognize signs of trauma. Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:24:57 GMT /education/2021-08-26/aisd-prepares-to-welcome-afghan-refugee-students Riane Roldan /news/2021-08-26/live-updates-isis-k-behind-kabul-attack-that-killed-dozens-biden-vows-revenge An Islamic State affiliate says it was behind the attacks that killed at least 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans. Here's what we know right now. Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:41:44 GMT /news/2021-08-26/live-updates-isis-k-behind-kabul-attack-that-killed-dozens-biden-vows-revenge Rachel Treisman, Jonathan Franklin, Emma Bowman /austin/2021-08-26/heres-how-to-help-afghan-refugees-resettling-in-austin Refugee Services of Texas expects nearly 200 refugees to be resettled in the Austin area by the end of next month. Here's what they need the most. Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:00:00 GMT /austin/2021-08-26/heres-how-to-help-afghan-refugees-resettling-in-austin Riane Roldan /news/2021-08-17/these-girls-represented-a-new-hope-for-afghanistan-now-they-are-left-to-the-wolves For the past six years, the American NGO Ascend has helped Afghan girls train to become mountain climbers. It's now working desperately to help them escape the Taliban. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:19:46 GMT /news/2021-08-17/these-girls-represented-a-new-hope-for-afghanistan-now-they-are-left-to-the-wolves Dan Katz