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Valerie Plesch

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Afghans who fled to the US hope that Congress will fix their status 

Immigration

After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban almost two years ago in August, tens of thousands of Afghans made their way to the United States. They were allowed to stay under a program called “humanitarian parole.” But that status expires in a couple of months, and although they can renew one time, many are calling for Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act, which would allow them to seek more permanent status.

Afghans who fled to the US hope that Congress will fix their status 
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Prominent Afghan news organization reports on life under Taliban rule from Maryland 

Afghanistan
Prominent Afghan news organization reports on life under Taliban rule from Maryland 
A Kosovo police officer crosses the bridge that connects north and south Mitrovica. The Ibar River serves as a natural divider in Mitrovica, where Serbs live on the northern side of the river and Albanians on the southern side.

There is one place where Serbs and Albanians coexist in Kosovo — in the country's version of Costco

Culture
There is one place where Serbs and Albanians coexist in Kosovo — in the country's version of Costco
An Afghan refugee woman sits with her sleeping child as they wait with others to be repatriated to Afghanistan, at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Feb. 2, 2015.

Pakistan wants millions of Afghan refugees gone. It's a humanitarian crisis waiting to happen.

Conflict
Pakistan wants millions of Afghan refugees gone. It's a humanitarian crisis waiting to happen.