An unnamed Afghan on the terror watchlist was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol on May 10 at the U.S.-Mexico border near Otay Mesa in Southern California, when trying to enter with a group of migrants. San Diego Supervisor Jim Desmond said the incident was a “stark remind” that the federal government should be doing more…
Afghan on Terror Watchlist Arrested After Attempting to Cross Into US From San Diego
May 16, 2023
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Afghan National on Terror Watchlist Arrested at Southern Border: San Diego Supervisor
May 15, 2023
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U.S. Border Patrol officials recently apprehended an Afghan national who is on the FBI’s terror watchlist after he crossed the U.S. southern border into California. Republican San Diego County District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond revealed the Afghan national’s arrest in a press release on Sunday evening. According to Desmond, the Afghan national crossed the border…
Family of Afghan Soldier Detained in Texas Pleas for His Release
January 25, 2023
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The family of Abdul Wasi Safi, 26, an Afghan combat intelligence officer who worked with U.S. Special Forces before the U.S. removed its troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, have been working hard to free “Wasi,” as he is known, who was arrested and detained by U.S. Border Protection and Customs when seeking asylum in…
UK Orders Investigation Into ‘Red Flags Missed’ as Afghan Asylum Seeker Jailed for Murder
An asylum seeker from Afghanistan—who had already killed two people in Serbia—has been jailed for life for a murder in England as the government announced an investigation into “red flags missed” prior to his arrest. Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai—who gave a false age when he arrived in Britain—was found guilty on Monday of the murder of Thomas…
Women, Children Among 1,200 Afghan Illegal Immigrants Jailed in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan—Pakistani police in multiple raids detained at least 1,200 Afghan nationals, including women and children, who had entered the southern port city of Karachi without valid travel documents, officials said Thursday. The arrests brought criticism from around Afghanistan after images of locked up Afghan children were circulated online. The detentions underscored the strained relations…
25 Terrorists Killed in Pakistan Army Raid on Detention Center; One Hostage Dies
PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Pakistan’s security forces killed 25 of 35 Islamist terrorists holed up in a counter-terrorism center in the northwestern city of Bannu, while one hostage and two commandos died in the operation to retake the compound, the army said. Terrorists being held at the center took control of the compound on Sunday after overpowering their…
Heartbreaking for Military Who Served in Afghanistan to See Taliban in Power: Anand
Defence Minister Anita Anand has said it is “heartbreaking” for members of Canada’s armed forces who served in Afghanistan to see the Taliban back in power. But Anand told a special Parliamentary committee on Afghanistan on Monday that Canada’s armed forces helped give a generation of Afghans access to school, university and health care. She…
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Mozart With Afghan Refugees in Portugal
LISBON, Portugal—Celebrated U.S. cellist Yo-Yo Ma joined refugees from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Tuesday for a performance of Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Ma joined young Afghan and Portuguese musicians on a small stage at the National Conservatory, where the refugees who arrived last December are studying. “The…
Canadian Veteran Helps Afghan Interpreter and His Family Escape Taliban Rule
This Remembrance Day, the first since Afghanistan fell to Taliban forces in the summer, will be difficult for Canadians who fought in the Middle Eastern country, says a veteran who served two missions there. Stephen Peddle, a Canadian Forces retired major, has been working to get some families of Afghan interpreters to safety. “Afghanistan and…
‘Just Give US Our Money’: Taliban Push to Unlock Afghan Billions Abroad
FRANKFURT—Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a cash crunch, mass starvation and a new migration crisis. Afghanistan parked billions of dollars in assets overseas with the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks in Europe, but that money has been…
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