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A Heartfelt Gift from Those Left Behind in Afghanistan Arrives in the U.S.

Emily Miller — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 12:00:20 GMT

More than two years ago, I committed to supporting the brave allies left behind in the catastrophic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Today, I am honored to share the extraordinary journey of a heartfelt award— crafted in secrecy from the Taliban-controlled country — that has found its way to my doorstep.

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Biden's legacy in Afghanistan, two years later

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:39:54 GMT

Pres. Joe Biden released a statement Wednesday night to take an undeserved victory lap on the two-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He doesn’t mention that in the rush to get the last plane out of the chaos, American citizens and Afghans who worked for our government were stranded at the airport.

US President Joe Biden in the Ro…

Gold Star Dad of Marine Killed in Afghanistan to Biden: Say My Son’s Name

Emily Miller — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 10:01:56 GMT

“Biden has never once publicly said our kids' names,” declared Darin Hoover.

His son, Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, was one of 13 service members killed two years ago today by a suicide bomber at Kabul Airport.

CATCH UP: Six Months of Grief: The Gold Star families of the 13 killed in the Kabul Airport attack

I asked Hoover if he would like Biden to sa…

Gold Star Parents' Nonprofits Honor 13 Killed at Kabul Airport

Emily Miller — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 23:58:07 GMT

Many of the Gold Star parents of the 13 service members killed in the airport bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan have fueled their grief into setting up charities to honor their children’s sacrifice.

In speaking with the families, I found there was no central place for the public to find their nonprofits to support them. So this is a starting point to know t…

The disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, one year later

Emily Miller — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:00:15 GMT

One year ago on Aug. 30, Pres. Biden ordered the U.S. military to completely withdraw from Afghanistan. Biden knowingly left behind American citizens and Afghans who worked for our military, CIA and State Department to fend for themselves against the Taliban, which swept in and took power. Then the terrorists came out of hiding.

Asas and 150 Afghan alli…

U.S. Embassy employee left behind in Afghanistan gets to America

Emily Miller — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:30:18 GMT

For the past year, I’ve been reporting on an Afghan man who had worked in the U.S. Embassy visa consular office in Kabul and was left behind during Pres. Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Bakdash* was forced into hiding from the Taliban.

Now, I have happy news to report. He has made it to America.

“Bakdash” on the National Mall, in front of …

U.S. Embassy official left behind in Afghanistan now living in squalor in Pakistan refugee camp

Emily Miller — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:58:17 GMT

When Arash* e-mailed me recently that he had escaped Afghanistan, I assumed he finally got a U.S. visa to get to safety. I was wrong. He took his family and newborn baby to Pakistan to escape the Taliban that has been hunting him for his work at the U.S. Embassy.

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Arash had to leave Afghanistan, but now he is stuck waiting for the American government to …

EXCLUSIVE: American father escapes Afghanistan on his own (Part 3)

Emily Miller — Mon, 16 May 2022 11:00:31 GMT

This is the final story in my three-part exclusive series over eight months about an American citizen who was left behind in Afghanistan.

Start the series with part one from September here: American Snuck into Afghanistan to Save his Sisters
All my reporting since Pres. Biden ordered the U.S. withdrawal last August is in the following section: Afghanistan…

Six Months of Grief: The Gold Star families of the 13 killed in the Kabul Airport attack

Emily Miller — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:00:39 GMT

Six months ago today, Americans were devastated when 13 service members were killed by an ISIS-K suicide bomber at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Four days later, the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan after a 20-year war.

It may seem to the public that these events happened a long time ago. But it is a very present pain for the families and …

EXCLUSIVE: American father trapped in Afghanistan says U.S. government won't help him (Part 2)

Emily Miller — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 22:22:37 GMT

THIS IS PART TWO OF AN EXCLUSIVE THREE-PART SERIES.

PART ONE IS HERE: American Snuck into Afghanistan to Save His Sisters

The American family man who went to Afghanistan in August to try to save his sisters from the Taliban is frustrated that his government won’t help him. The father of two young sons from Connecticut has run out of money.

He can’t get…

U.S. pays for evacuation flights out of Afghanistan

Emily Miller — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:15:42 GMT

After the U.S withdrawal from Afghanistan, the only way for the Americans and Afghan allies left behind to escape was with the help of private rescue groups who stood in the gap left by the government.

These veterans and faith-based organizations were funded by donors who paid for charter flights out of Afghanistan. Since those private charters stopped …

Asas’s List: The Afghan Protecting 150 U.S. Air Base SIV from Taliban

Emily Miller — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:31:09 GMT

Asas was the procurement officer for the U.S. military base built around Jalalabad Airport. He is now procuring safety and evacuation for 150 of his Afghan colleagues from the base who were left behind by the American government.

“I’m taking care of these guys in a very dangerous place,” Asas told me. “Every other day, the TB [Taliban] raid our guys’ ho…

Abandoned in Afghanistan: TV News Anchor Journalist

Emily Miller — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 01:19:52 GMT

Ms Miller,

I am an Afghan journalist. You are well aware of the situation here in Afghanistan, journalists are being beaten and threatened with death every day. There is no more freedom of speech. Reporting here is as hard as walking on a minefield.

Thousands of Afghan journalists and media workers fled to the United States…

Newborn in a Basement: Father Beaten by Taliban for Working at USAID in Afghanistan (Part 2)

Emily Miller — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:00:58 GMT

This is part two in a series of a father who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul but was left behind in Afghanistan after the hasty withdrawal in August 2021. Read part one here: Abandoned in Afghanistan: USAID employee cites 'moral obligation' of America (Part 1)

My Afghanistan reporting is not behind a paywall so that those who need this information …

British Military Rescuing 'Anyone Left Behind' in Afghanistan

Emily Miller — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:30:31 GMT

The British are saving their comrades in arms from Afghanistan. Pres. Biden won’t even rescue American citizens left behind. The Royal Air Force (RAF) this week started flying combat interpreters to safety. Biden refuses to use the assets of the U.S. military. Instead, he tasked the State Department to use diplomacy s to convince the Taliban to let peo…

Ambassador Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Jones Takes Charge of Afghanistan Rescue

Emily Miller — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:53:12 GMT

The State Department announced that Amb. Elizabeth “Beth” Jones is taking charge of getting people out of Afghanistan.

I worked and traveled with Amb. Beth Jones when she was Assistant Secretary for Europe. She’s smart, knowledgeable, diligent and caring. I expect to see progress soon under her leadership.

I’ve written that Amb. John Bass, the previous …

State Department Role in Private Charter Rescue from Afghanistan

Emily Miller — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 21:24:13 GMT

There is much mystery about the chartered planes that rescue people from Afghanistan. Since the U.S. government is not organizing them, the reports after the fact create panic and confusion.

Reporters at the State Department asked multiple times for more clarity this week. Ned Price, the State Department Spokesman, was asked on Thursday about what role…

U.S. - Afghanistan Exodus Community

Emily Miller — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:48:51 GMT

U.S. Breaks Promise: Afghanistan's 2021 Diversity Immigration Visa Lottery Winners Expired Sept. 30

Emily Miller — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:05:52 GMT

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The United States has a lottery every year to give a chance to people around the world to come to America. Our government has broken its promise to the 2,000 winners from Afghanistan this year.

I’ve been emailing with the 2021 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV) winners who are desperate not to lose their chance to…

Project Exodus: Special Forces, Veterans, Private Citizens Rescue Those Left Behind in Afghanistan- Update 9/29

Emily Miller — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:55:20 GMT

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