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Aug 30, 2023

Two Years After the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: What’s at Stake in the Government’s Appeal of Afghan & Iraqi Allies…

In the two years since the last military flight took off from Afghanistan, the U.S. Government has quietly tried to wash its hands of responsibility toward the Afghan people it left behind in a country ruled by the Taliban and ravaged by decades of U.S.-led conflict.

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Mar 15, 2023

“We Were Robbed”: Advocates React to Afghan Humanitarian Parole FOIA Findings

The results of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and American Immigration Council (AIC) show that the United States effectively abandoned Afghan HP applicants, even while it profited from their application fees. 

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Jun 10, 2014

Afghan Refugees in Turkey

Although violence between NATO forces and the Taliban has decreased substantially over the past few

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Oct 11, 2011

A Class Action Suit to Compensate Iraqis and Afghans Under the Defense Base Act

The Law Offices of Scott J Bloch, P.A. has initiated a class action law suit

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