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Politics
Afghanistan shows the folly of mistaking Christian ideals for ‘universal’ ones.
By Robert Nicholson (WSJ) Historians, soldiers and politicians will debate for decades the particulars of what went wrong during America’s intervention…
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World
Op-Ed: Mistakes the U.S. made in Vietnam were repeated in Afghanistan. We must break the cycle
BY DAVID A. SUPER (LA Times) The rapid collapse of the Afghan government has lessons to teach us, if we will…
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Community
Education is Her Passion: Daughter of Iraqi Refugees Helps Incarcerated Students Chart Reentry Paths
By Rachel Friederich (WA) YACOLT – Hanan Al-Zubaidy (pronounced HAH-non Al-SOO- Bay- Dee) never met her maternal grandfather, but says his…
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World
I Should Have Listened to My Dad About Afghanistan
By Noah Feldman (WASHINGTON POST) The fall of Kabul reminds me of an argument I had with my father on Thanksgiving…
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Politics
They worked for America in Afghanistan. Now they are in hiding.
By Tim Lister, Clarissa Ward and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) Fawad is one of hundreds and probably thousands of Afghans whose applications for…
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Community
FOR 27 YEARS, SCS HAS BEEN A CATCH-ALL FOR SEATTLE’S SOMALI COMMUNITY
by Kamna Shastri (SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD) As an immigrant, it can be grating and alienating to go about your daily…
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World
Texas A&M Prof: Afghan Soldiers ‘Not Willing To Die’ For The U.S-Backed Government
The Bush School's Gregory Gause says "no one" will protect women and girls at risk in the region. By Lesley…
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World
2 dozen Rohingya refugees feared drowned in Bangladesh
By JULHAS ALAM The Associated Press (SEATTLE TIMES) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — More than two dozen Rohingya refugees were missing and…
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US
Diversity Visa Winners Risk Losing Chance to Come to U.S.
As Sept. 30 deadline looms, applicants from Africa, other places with low levels of immigration to U.S. are stuck in…
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Community
CHAM REFUGEES COMMUNITY AWAITS APPROVAL TO BUILD NEW GATHERING SPACE
by Ronnie Estoque (SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD) The Cham Refugees Community (CRC), a local nonprofit organization that provides educational, social, and cultural services…
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