Ted Cruz responds to poorly aged CNN fact-check of his 2021 claim Afghan refugees weren't properly vetted

Sen. Ted Cruz's 2021 warnings about inadequate vetting of Afghan refugees appeared validated after recent attacks by evacuees ...

Justice Department announces the arrest of Afghan national accused of making bomb threats online

The Justice Department announced on Tuesday the arrest of an Afghan national accused of making bomb threats against Americans ...

Who is National Guard shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal?

The Afghan man who allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, DC, last week went from being a US partner in ...

Details emerge on suspect in DC National Guard shooting as federal investigation spans coasts

President Donald Trump has asked for 500 more National Guard troops to be deployed to Washington, DC, following the shooting of two guardsmen. The suspect is in custody and the investigation continues ...

An Afghan national who previously worked with the CIA named as suspect in DC National Guard shooting. Here’s what we know

Two West Virginia National Guardsmen are in critical condition after a gunman opened fire near the White House on the day before Thanksgiving, in an attack that’s added fuel to President Donald ...

Afghan vetting process under renewed scrutiny following National Guard shooting in DC

President Donald Trump is blaming the Biden administration for this week’s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, in part by insisting that the suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan, was ...

First on CNN: DHS recommends travel ban list include at least 10 more countries following DC shooting

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recommending that the Trump administration’s travel ban list include between 30 to 32 countries, marking an increase from the current list of 19 countries, ...

What is Operation Allies Welcome, the program officials say brought the DC shooting suspect to the US?

The program was launched in 2021 after the US withdrew from Kabul to support vulnerable Afghans, many of whom worked with the US during the war in Afghanistan, to come to the US.

November 28, 2025 — US halts all asylum decisions as Trump escalates immigration crackdown

The State Department announced a pause on visa issuance for Afghan passport holders, while the US immigration service said it will halt all asylum decisions. Follow for live updates.
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‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman

“Where do you want me to rape you?” another message read. More than 5,000 calls and messages bombarded Marzieh Hamidi’s phone in the days after the Afghan Taekwondo champion dared to suggest that her ...
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From Mazar to Manhattan: How a young couple escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan

Deep in the jungle in Panama’s infamous Darien Gap, a lawyer and a dentist from Afghanistan kept pushing. With 77-pound packs on their backs, Ali, 29, and Leila, 27, whose names have been changed to ...
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Afghanistan stuns Australia to secure one of the sport’s biggest upsets at T20 Cricket World Cup

It was a mismatch of considerable proportions. Australia won the T20 Cricket World Cup just three years ago, while Afghanistan has never progressed past the tournament’s second round nor defeated ...