11, 2001. Thousands of these brave Afghans were relocated to the United States when Afghanistan fell in August 2021 to protect them from death, torture or imprisonment by the Taliban. Today, more than ...

There's a heartbreaking truth behind an infamous photo taken over 40 years ago, and it will change the way you look at it ...

The U.N. refugee agency reports that over 1.2 million Afghans have been forced to return from Iran and Pakistan this year.

Split by the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s education in Afghanistan, the sisters hoped to reunite in the US. But new ...

Teachers and students speak in May 2025 against the potential closure of Sacramento-area Highlands Community Charter Schools, which teach English to refugees including many from Afghanistan. In ...

People from Afghanistan make up nearly a majority of Highlands Community Charter School’s approximate 12,000 students, according to school data. Sacramento County is home to the largest population of ...

A dad-of-nine has been jailed after he gave a schoolboy £15 before sexually abusing him in an allotment shed. Akhtar Gul Rhamani, who has raised 11 children in total, approached his victim who was ...

White families would have fled to private schools or other districts, said Nelson, who wants the court order removed. “It’s time to move on,” said Nelson, who left the district in 2016. “Let’s start ...

As the district integrated its schools, white families fled Ferriday. The district's schools came to reflect the demographics of their surrounding areas. Ferriday is mostly Black and low-income, while ...

A woman protestor scuffles with a member of the Taliban during a demonstration outside a school in Kabul on September 30, 2021. | BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images A woman advocating for around two ...

More than 24,000 international students from the affected countries studied in the U.S. as recently as the 2023-2024 academic year.

President Trump's travel ban potentially affects thousands of people, including one young girl from Afghanistan. We’re calling her Saira, blurring her face and altering her voice to protect her ...