DVIDS - Georgia

"We landed under the cover of night, stepping into the exact nightmare we had just watched on television,” said U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Hector Rivera, reflecting on his unit’s arrival at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul,...

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

By Reshad Jalali Five years ago, the world watched in horror as the Taliban entered Kabul.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

STERLING, Virginia – This story may seem to be hanging by a thread, but this was certainly no yarn as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists seized about 440 pounds of unprocessed cotton that arrived in passenger baggage at...

Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

SOMERSET, Ky. (July 1, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials and leadership from Horse Soldier Bourbon to celebrate the grand opening of the company’s new $200 million distillery and full-scale bourbon tourism attraction in...

International Committee of the Red Cross

In Mazar-e-Sharif, 25-year-old Marzia Hussaini’s life changed in an instant. “We were travelling when our car hit a landmine,” she recalled. “When I woke up, both of my legs were gone.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) A key border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopened Thursday afternoon to allow Afghan migrants to return home, a spokesperson for the Afghan border police confirmed. "Currently, only migrants and their families are permitted...