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Taliban targeting Afghanistan’s crucial power, IT infrastructure

The Afghan IT sector, one of the few success stories from the war-ravaged nation, now threatened by continued conflict. When 30-year-old Ali Atayee enrolled for his first computer lessons as an Afghan refugee child growing up in Iran, he knew then this is what he would like to pursue as …

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The Pentagon is helping State identify Afghan interpreters for evacuation

Operation Allies Refuge will start evacuating Afghan interpreters and fixers by the end of the month, the Biden administration announced on Wednesday, but it remains to be seen how many of the tens of thousands who aided U.S. troops over the past 20 years will be able to complete that …

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U.S. to begin evacuating Afghan helpers this month

U.S. officials will begin evacuating Afghan allies by the end of this month to a safe third-country while their visa applications are being processed, an administration official confirmed on Wednesday. President Joe Biden is expected to formally announce the effort, dubbed “Operation Allies Refuge,” later on Wednesday. Tracey Jacobsen, former …

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