Afghanistan: Installing thousands of cameras risks creating total surveillance state
Responding to the Taliban’s decision to install 62,000 security cameras across Kabul and other areas, Matt Mahmoudi, Amnesty International’s Researcher and Advisor on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, said:
Afghan refugees are stuck in US limbo as Congress fails to move legislation
Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees living in the U.S. have reached the second anniversary of the withdrawal with no permanent way to remain in the country as lawmakers repeatedly fail to advance legislation to solidify their status.
APA Issues Statement on Dire State of Afghan Prosecutors Two Years After Fall of Kabul
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2023 The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) Issues Statement on Dire State of Afghan Prosecutors Two Years After Fall of Kabul APA asks Congress to Expand Afghan Adjustment Act to Include Justice Sector Personnel Washington, DC– On the second-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul and the end of the […]
The Afghan refugees who helped the U.S. STILL in limbo
Almost 78,000 Afghan refugees who fought alongside the U.S. military have come to America since the Biden administration's chaotic withdrawal.
By the numbers: Afghan allies lack answers two years following withdrawal
During the chaotic United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, our allies sought safety from Taliban rule through a variety of U.S. refugee, visa, and parole programs. Two years later , an unconscionable number of our allies remain in limbo, whether awaiting processing in Afghanistan or seeking permanent status inside the U.S.
How does the Afghan Adjustment Act protect refugees?
A new United Nations report on the abuses of the Taliban in Afghanistan highlights how important it is for Congress to extend the humanitarian parole offered to roughly 79,000 Afghans who came to the United States two years ago, and to offer them a pathway to permanent residency.
