Afghanistan

This week marks three years since the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. In that time, one retired Vermont judge has helped over 200 women Afghan judges flee persecution.

Leaders of refugee resettlement agencies are asking the state to help fund temporary and long-term housing for refugees.

Yalda and Asad share their stories of getting their families to the U.S.

This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with attorney David Sleigh and Leslie Gensberg, widow of attorney Bob Gensberg, about their yearslong efforts to free one "Gitmo" detainee, Abdul Zahir.

Though their future legal status in the country is still unclear, Afghans and Ukrainians living in New Hampshire can now apply to remain for at least 18 months.

This hour, we hear from Afghans who have resettled in Vermont since the US exit from Afghanistan last year, and from those working in resettlement programs about finding housing and jobs for the new arrivals.

A parade of policy disagreements between the U.S. and its European allies — and a stalled climate bill in Congress — could make President Biden's trip to Europe this week a bumpy one.

The August attack was one of the deadliest days for American forces in the past decade of the 20-year war in Afghanistan.

We speak to advocates working on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers in Vermont.

Updated at 2:00 p.m. Refugee resettlement agencies in New England are preparing to welcome hundreds of Afghanistan evacuees. Volunteers are lending...