Even before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, that country was suffering a humanitarian disaster. In 2020, about 2.5 million […]
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Afghan Immigration Fears Prompt Greece to Increase Number of Guards at Turkish Border
Map courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsIn the United States, there has been a push to embrace refugees from Afghanistan with open arms. See here, here, here. That is not the case in all nations. Rebecca Klapper for
Evacuation charter flight with Americans on board denied permission to land in U.S. HotAir
This reads as a mix-up in bureaucratic red tape with some government incompetence sprinkled in. A charter plane carrying more than 100 Americans and U.S. green card holders evacuated from Afghanistan was denied U.S. landing rights by the Department of
Biden s C-Team Administration – AMAC – The Association of Mature American Citizens
The problem, as with Blinken and Sullivan, is that those who believed Biden was not fit to be president, including figures as diverse as Barack Obama and Osama Bin Laden, were right. Biden understands the presidency only in terms
OFAC’s New Afghanistan-Related Humanitarian Licenses: Opportunities and Challenges
On September 24, 2021, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 14 (GL-14) and General License 15 (GL-15), authorizing certain types of humanitarian transactions involving Afghanistan that could relate to the Taliban
Marine who criticized Afghanistan withdrawal is locked up HotAir
A few weeks ago, when we learned that Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller had posted a video to social media critical of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and calling for someone to be held accountable, it was obvious that
Marine who criticized Afghanistan withdrawal is locked up HotAir
A few weeks ago, when we learned that Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller had posted a video to social media critical of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and calling for someone to be held accountable, it was obvious that
OFAC Issues General Licenses to Ease Flow of Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
Last Friday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control issued two general licenses aimed at facilitating humanitarian assistance and the provision of essential supplies to the people of Afghanistan. Subject to exceptions, the general licenses establish blanket authorizations for transactions involving
The Weekly Round-Up: public executions, same-sex adoption and refugee rights
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A spokesman for the Taliban has said that working women must stay at home for their own safety as “a very temporary procedure” until systems are in place to ensure their safety. The spokesman also told Afghans
Vaccine mandate, quarantines for Afghan evacuees
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is requiring that evacuees from Afghanistan who have arrived in the United States get vaccinated against measles and quarantine for 21 days, after some were found to have the highly contagious virus when