Topic: Afghanistan

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Sep 2, 2021

New York Times’ Afghan Workers Assisted by HIAS in Mexico

Sep 2, 2021

New York Times’ Afghan Workers Assisted by HIAS in Mexico HIAS received an urgent request from officials at The New York Times and mobilized to help their Afghan workers who were being evacuated to Mexico City.

Aug 30, 2021

“There is No Process” for Arriving Afghans, Hetfield tells CNN

Aug 30, 2021

“There is No Process” for Arriving Afghans, Hetfield tells CNN There is no clear way to process arriving Afghans, Mark Hetfield told CNN.

Aug 30, 2021

Schlepping to Help Arriving Refugees Feels Good in Charlotte

Aug 30, 2021

Schlepping to Help Arriving Refugees Feels Good in Charlotte Betsy Jenkins was watching her foster sons playing with each other in the yard when she saw the email, “Extra help needed for new refugee apartment move-in, can you help?”

Aug 27, 2021

Special Edition Podcast: The Fall of Afghanistan

Aug 27, 2021

Special Edition Podcast: The Fall of Afghanistan For a special episode of our Crossing Borders podcast, an Afghan HIAS staffer and volunteer talk about fielding phone calls from family, friends and others in Afghanistan, desperate for help.

Aug 27, 2021

Mark Hetfield: “Our Work Is Far From Done”

Aug 27, 2021

Mark Hetfield: “Our Work Is Far From Done” This has been a tough week for all of us at HIAS, but it has been so much worse for the people of Afghanistan, writes HIAS President and CEO in The Forward.

Aug 26, 2021

Hetfield: To Save Afghans, U.S. Needs to “Show Some Leadership”

Aug 26, 2021

Hetfield: To Save Afghans, U.S. Needs to “Show Some Leadership” HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield appeared today on Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd to discuss the “bureaucratic calamity” that is preventing people from leaving Afghanistan for safety elsewhere.

Aug 25, 2021

Airbnb Pledges to House 20,000 Afghan Refugees

Aug 25, 2021

Airbnb Pledges to House 20,000 Afghan Refugees As resettlement agencies around the world prepare to welcome tens of thousands of Afghans evacuated from Kabul, finding housing for the new arrivals is a significant challenge. Airbnb stepped up.

Aug 23, 2021

Afghan Refugee Crisis: “We’re In It for the Long Haul”

Aug 23, 2021

Afghan Refugee Crisis: “We’re In It for the Long Haul” HIAS staff have traveled to United States military bases, to help process those Afghans who made it out of Kabul. HIAS affiliates across the U.S. are getting ready to receive or are already receiving Afghan refugees and ramping up their services.

Aug 23, 2021

HIAS Resettlement Partners Preparing to Greet Afghans

Aug 23, 2021

HIAS Resettlement Partners Preparing to Greet Afghans In the San Francisco Bay Area, HIAS resettlement affiliates JFCS East Bay and JFS of Silicon Valley are getting ready to welcome more Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders in one month than they usually do in half a year.

Aug 19, 2021

HIAS Set to Assist Afghan Evacuees

Aug 19, 2021

HIAS Set to Assist Afghan Evacuees With the final troop pull out of Afghanistan and sudden humanitarian crisis, HIAS and our U.S. affiliates are preparing to provide immediate help for those who arrive.

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