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- Qatar camp to receive reprieve Online / Digital
- Cambodia to Receive Afghan Refugees from Qatar, But Deal Details Remain Unclear Online / Digital International
- Trump is set to extend the Qatar camp housing more than 1,000 Afghans who helped the US war effort Online / Digital
Also ran in 2 other outlets
- WTOP (AP) · September 29, 2026
- ABC27 (AP) · September 29, 2026
- US Extends Qatar Camp Housing More Than 1,000 Afghan Allies for Nine Months Online / Digital International
- As Deadline Looms, Ex-US Marine Desperately Seeks Brother At Afghan Refugee Camp In Qatar Online / Digital International
- Two Afghan Nationals Enter U.S. Under Limited Immigration Exception, AfghanEvac Says Online / Digital International
- Two Afghans Enter US Under Narrow Immigration Exception, AfghanEvac Says Online / Digital International
- Refugees: What We Owe Our Afghan Allies Online / Digital
- 'They Kept Us Like Animals': Afghan Woman Deported to Africa By Trump Speaks Out Online / Digital International
- 9/11 Global Impact Panel Discussion Online / Digital
- Recognizing Shawn VanDiver Online / Digital
- That cloudless day Online / Digital
- U.S. public support rises for admitting Afghan allies of American forces Online / Digital International
- Majority Of US Voters Back Afghan Allies' Resettlement, Shows New Poll Online / Digital International
- Most Americans Support Protecting Afghan Allies Who Assisted US Military, Poll Finds Online / Digital International
- The Ongoing Betrayal of Our Afghan Allies Online / Digital
- AfghanEvac Warns Court Ruling Does Not Reopen U.S. Entry for Afghan Refugees Online / Digital International
- We Made a Promise to the Afghans; We're Breaking It on Purpose Online / Digital
Also ran in 4 other outlets
- Lompoc Record · August 14, 2026
- Santa Maria Times · August 14, 2026
- Orlando Sentinel · August 7, 2026
- DC Journal (InsideSources) · August 5, 2026
- Shawn VanDiver: We're Purposefully Breaking Promise to Afghans Online / Digital
- Canada, Other Countries Urged to Learn From Afghan Resettlement Experience Online / Digital International
- Bill Introduced to Preserve Records for At-Risk Afghan Allies Online / Digital
- Conversations with Shawn VanDiver Online / Digital
- Report: Hundreds of thousands of Afghans shut out of US resettlement Online / Digital
- US Judge Rules Travel Ban Cannot Block Afghan Refugees' Family Reunification Online / Digital International
- U.S. government plan to interview Afghan refugees raises deportation concerns Online / Digital International
- New AI tool helps Afghan allies at risk find visa pathways Online / Digital
- Yet Another Death in ICE Custody Online / Digital
- Afghan Who Helped U.S. Died in ICE Custody Due to Allergic Reaction Online / Digital
- Former Afghan ally who died in ICE custody suffered an allergic reaction, death certificate says Online / Digital
Also ran in 2 other outlets
- The Washington Times · July 6, 2026
- Associated Press · July 6, 2026
- Advocates demand answers on death of Afghan man in ICE custody Online / Digital
- Tragic cause of death revealed for Afghan ally who helped US forces, only to die after being hurled in ICE custody Online / Digital International
- Former Afghan ally's death in ICE custody ruled an accident Online / Digital
- US Supreme Court rejects Trump's effort to limit birthright citizenship Online / Digital International
- Trump Taps Former Oklahoma Trooper as New ICE Director Online / Digital
- Mega Masters, the data behind the mass hearing dockets Online / Digital
- US Budget Bill Seeks to Block Transfer of Afghan Allies From Qatar to High-Risk Countries Online / Digital International
- Death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubles under Trump Online / Digital International
- An Afghan Family Shattered by Trump's Visa Ban Online / Digital
- Democrats, Republicans ask Trump administration not to ship Afghan allies to unsafe countries Online / Digital International
- 'Grave concern' after dozens of women arrested in Afghanistan for dress violations Online / Digital International
- HIAS Welcomes Court Ruling on USCIS Processing Ban Online / Digital
- Judge blocks series of Trump policies halting immigration processing Online / Digital
- US Judge Invalidates Trump Policies Targeting Immigrants From 39 Countries Online / Digital International
- US veteran charged with 'conspiracy' over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty Online / Digital International
- Mike Needham promoted to top White House national security post Online / Digital
- US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports Online / Digital International
Also ran in 1 other outlet
- KPBS · May 16, 2026
- The End of Refugee Resettlement Online / Digital
- Qatar has asked the United States to relocate Afghan refugees by September Online / Digital International
- MEP Neumann warns deportations to Afghanistan could strengthen Taliban Online / Digital International
- Over 9,000 Afghans return from Pakistan in two days as deportation drive intensifies Online / Digital International
- Afghan girl issues emotional appeal to Melania Trump after more than a year and a half in U.S. camp Online / Digital International
- They were hunted by the Taliban for helping the US. Now Trump wants to send these families to the DRC Online / Digital International
- Germany: More deportations to Afghanistan raise criticism over collaboration with Taliban Online / Digital International
- US considering sending stranded Afghans in Qatar to the Congo, advocacy group says Online / Digital International
- Pakistan: Surge in forced returns of Afghan refugees Online / Digital
- Trump administration may send Afghans who aided US forces to Congo Online / Digital
- Pakistan must immediately halt deportation of Afghan refugees Online / Digital
- ICE released an Afghan interpreter after three months in detention. Now officers have arrested his teenage son Online / Digital International
- US explores third-country resettlement for stranded Afghan allies in Qatar Online / Digital International
- US resumes processing Afghan visas that will result in denials, says rights group Online / Digital International
- Trump Team Pushes to Relocate Afghans in Limbo on U.S. Mideast Base Online / Digital
- AfghanEvac Warns Trump Budget Could Shut Legal Pathways for Afghan Refugees Online / Digital International
- Thousands of San Diego County residents impacted by CalFresh Changes Online / Digital
- Internal memos hint at Mullin's first changes as DHS secretary Online / Digital
- Hundreds of Afghan refugees stranded at Doha camp under Iran missile threat Online / Digital International
- Caught Between Two Conflicts, Afghans Flee Iran Online / Digital
- Family of Afghan man who died in ICE detention says he was 'a hero for American people' Online / Digital International
- Afghan War Veteran Dies After One Day in ICE Custody Online / Digital
- Afghan man with pending asylum case dies in ICE custody in Dallas Online / Digital
- 'How many American troops should die for this?': veterans split on war with Iran Online / Digital International
- Opinion: War with Iran should not begin with Americans left behind Online / Digital
- Why Are the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan in an 'Open War'? Online / Digital
- Pakistan Strikes Bagram Air Base, Escalating 'Open War' With Taliban Online / Digital
- Shah Alam's family speaks of their loss Online / Digital
- Trump administration broadens ICE powers to detain refugees Online / Digital
- New DHS memo outlines plan to detain refugees for further vetting Online / Digital
- How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap Online / Digital
- US pays Afghans stranded in Qatar to repatriate, plan labeled 'betrayal' Online / Digital International
- MN refugees and immigrants are hiding at home in fear of ICE Online / Digital
- Feds clash with advocates over Minnesota refugee sweep Online / Digital
- How Stephen Miller Stokes Trump's Boundary-Pushing Impulses Online / Digital
- Make it "Something. Not nothing." Online / Digital
- AfghanEvac and Local Staff International Form Global Alliance to Support Afghan Colleagues Online / Digital International
- Most Afghans in Pakistan reject German cash offer, await uncertain futures Online / Digital International
- 'Draft-dodging' Trump should not criticise British troops, say US soldiers Online / Digital International
- Starmer rebukes Trump over 'frankly appalling' remarks on Nato troops in Afghanistan Online / Digital International
- The U.S. Is Forcing Afghan Allies Into Exile With No Way Forward Online / Digital
- National Security Daily (Jan 16) Online / Digital
- 'Betrayal': US to close Qatar camp housing Afghans awaiting US resettlement Online / Digital International
- U.S. Senate says halting refugee programs threatens thousands of Afghan lives Online / Digital International
- Veterans defend Afghan ally programs as Trump closes doors Online / Digital
- Trump administration strikes another hammer blow at Afghan allies Online / Digital
- Trump Threatens to Denaturalize U.S. Citizens If They 'Deserve' It Online / Digital
- Afghan refugees face a changing America after National Guard shooting Online / Digital
- The Cruelty of Trump's Crackdown on Afghan Refugees Online / Digital
- US Offers Cash to Afghan Refugees in Qatar to Abandon Resettlement, AfghanEvac Claims Online / Digital International
- Feds Say Rubio Has Authority To Halt Ally Visa Processing Online / Digital
- US Tells Afghan Migrants to Report on Christmas, New Year's Day Online / Digital
- 'That video saved our lives': how women are defying the Taliban's brutal crackdown on protest Online / Digital International
- American individualism, but only for some Americans Online / Digital
- Germany Cancels Resettlement Plans for 640 Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Online / Digital International
- At Security Council, UN Relief Chief says underfunding has left Afghanistan in a deeper humanitarian crisis Online / Digital International
- From 'criminals' to 'garbage', Trump is ramping up anti-immigrant language Online / Digital International
- Trump's Immigration Crackdown Targets Even Closest Wartime Allies Online / Digital
- Germany to comply 'soon' with top court ruling on Afghan judge's visa Online / Digital International
- A Volunteer's Dire Warnings About the National Guard Shooting Suspect Online / Digital
- I'm an Immigration Lawyer. Trump Is Shattering My Clients' Lives Online / Digital
- Afghan visas face cliff in Congress Online / Digital
- Afghan vetting after D.C. shooting Online / Digital
- Afghan advocate reckons with National Guard shooting Online / Digital
- Immigration Officials Target Afghans for Deportation in Wake of D.C. Shooting Online / Digital
- Do all Afghan refugees need to be vetted again? Online / Digital
- Trump's embrace of 'remigration' echoes Europe's far right Online / Digital
- Trump says pause on asylum decisions will last 'a long time' Online / Digital
- Fellow Unit Member Says Alleged D.C. Shooter Felt Abandoned by CIA Online / Digital
- After attack on Guard members, Trump's immigration crackdown grows Online / Digital
- National Guard Shooting Suspect radicalized in U.S., Homeland Secretary Says Online / Digital International
- Afghans Who Assisted U.S. During the War Underwent Rigorous Vetting Online / Digital
- Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans Online / Digital
- National Guard shooting reignites the debate over immigration and troop deployment Online / Digital International
- U.S. Reviews Biden Asylum Cases After Shooting Online / Digital
- 1 of the 2 National Guard Members Shot on Duty in Washington, D.C., Has Died: Trump Online / Digital International
- What We Know About the Two National Guard Members Shot in D.C. Online / Digital
- Kabul-Islamabad's rising tensions fuel crackdown on Afghan migrants in Pakistan Online / Digital International
- Iowa Must Welcome Refugees Online / Digital
- Afghan relatives in holding pattern Online / Digital
- U.S. plans tougher green card rules for Afghans and other travel-ban countries: NYT Online / Digital International
- Afghan refugee living in Colorado detained by ICE Online / Digital
Also ran in 1 other outlet
- NBC San Diego · November 10, 2025
- Afghan allies ask for long-awaited protection Online / Digital
- Opinion: U.S. must make Afghan women's rights non-negotiable Online / Digital
- White South Africans to the Front of the Line as Trump Slashes Refugee Limit Online / Digital International
- ICE Confirms Third Custody Death in 12 Days Online / Digital
- Refugee groups slam alleged Trump plan to give preference to white English speakers: 'Unconscionable betrayal' Online / Digital International
- Despite Taliban amnesty declaration, killings of US allies persist Online / Digital
- Afghan Man Freed After Viral Arrest and Over 100 Days in ICE Custody Online / Digital
- Former Afghan interpreter freed from ICE custody in San Diego Online / Digital
- Rep. Scott Peters pushes for Afghan ally protection Online / Digital
- Trump Defense Department callously endangers Afghan allies Online / Digital
- Deported Afghans face bleak future under Taliban rule Online / Digital
- How Trump Weakening Refugee Admissions Hurts American Companies Online / Digital
- Lawmakers call for release of Afghan interpreter detained by ICE Online / Digital
- State Department fires leaders of Afghan relocation efforts Online / Digital
- Muttaqi meets Chinese delegation, discusses expanding China–Afghanistan ties Online / Digital International
- Advocates recruit vets to attend Afghan allies' immigration hearings Online / Digital
- Abandoning our Afghan allies is a moral and strategic mistake Online / Digital
- UN Calls for Action as Neighboring Countries Intensify Deportation of Afghans Online / Digital International
- Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries Online / Digital
- US Supreme Court lets Trump revoke humanitarian legal status for migrants Online / Digital International
- Afghans in Kentucky fear for future after Trump strips deportation protections Online / Digital International
- Trump Seeks to Deport Afghans Who Fled the Taliban Online / Digital
- Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans' deportation protection Online / Digital
- We must fight for our Afghan allies Online / Digital
- Trump welcomes Afrikaners but turns his back on all other refugees Online / Digital
- White South Africans don't deserve special refugee status Online / Digital
- An immigration scandal: White Afrikaners welcome, Afghan allies not Online / Digital
- Editorial: White South Africans don't deserve special refugee status Online / Digital
- Kristi Noem says Afghans can return safely under Taliban rule. Experts say that's 'patently obscene' Online / Digital International
- Trump administration ends protections from deportation for Afghans Online / Digital
- DHS to end deportation protections for Afghanistan Online / Digital
- White South Africans arrive at Dulles as refugees under Trump order Online / Digital
- Judge orders Trump administration to admit roughly 12,000 refugees Online / Digital
- More Afghans notified their immigration status is at risk Online / Digital
- Washington's Broken Promises Leave Afghan Allies in Limbo Online / Digital
- Millions of Afghans will be 'abandoned' to famine thanks to Trump's aid cuts, warns UN Online / Digital International
- U.S. Slashes Many of the Aid Programs It Had Promised to Keep Online / Digital
- 'What About Six Years of Friendship and Fighting Together?' Online / Digital
- Trump Administration Prepares to Revive and Expand Travel Bans Online / Digital
- Federal judge blocks Trump's refugee suspension Online / Digital
- Advocates beg Trump to let in Afghan refugees Online / Digital
- Exclusive: Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure, sources say Online / Digital International
- Refugee Ban Betrays a Promise to Afghan Allies Online / Digital
- Afghans who worked with US should be exempt from aid, refugee freeze, advocacy group says Online / Digital International
- Afghan Allies in the Dock Online / Digital
- Afghans face forced deportation from Pakistan as Trump suspends resettlement programme Online / Digital International
- President Trump's freeze of refugee program betrays Afghan allies Online / Digital
- Trump's executive order restores fear among Afghans remaining in Shengjin Online / Digital International
- Trump Administration's Aid Freeze Sparks Global Concern Online / Digital
- Exclusive: Flights halted for Afghans approved for special US visas, advocate and official say Online / Digital International
- Trump order blocks families of US troops from leaving Afghanistan Online / Digital
- Trump Cancels Travel for Refugees to U.S., Leaving Thousands Who Were Already Approved Stranded Online / Digital International
- Donald Trump Cancels Flights for 1,600 Refugees: Report Online / Digital
- Exclusive: Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate Online / Digital International
- Exclusive: Hundreds of veterans, others urge Trump to continue resettling at-risk Afghans Online / Digital International
- Sentence Handed Down in Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Bribery Case Online / Digital
- An under-told Afghanistan success story Online / Digital
- U.S., Philippines reach deal to assist Afghan allies Online / Digital
- Office of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts Online / Digital
- The minibus scramble to help Afghan allies Online / Digital
- The Popular, Bipartisan Bills that Can't Get Passed Online / Digital
- Agreement is reached on U.S. spending bills Online / Digital
- Biden and congressional leaders announce a deal on government funding as a partial shutdown looms Online / Digital International
- Is the US giving up on Afghan allies? Online / Digital
Also ran in 1 other outlet
- Voice of America · February 5, 2024
- The U.S. Left Them Behind. They Crossed a Jungle to Get Here Anyway Online / Digital
- Democrats and Republicans say they want to help Afghan veterans. So why haven't they done anything? Online / Digital International
- AP Sources: Biden to allow Afghans to stay longer in U.S. Online / Digital
- Biden Administration Review of 2021 Withdrawal From Afghanistan Puts Blame on Trump Online / Digital International
- The U.S. May Break Its Promise to the Afghan Allies It Left Behind Online / Digital
- Afghan Special Immigrant Visas Surge Amid Taliban Crackdown Online / Digital
- Afghan refugees in US face uncertainty as legislation stalls Online / Digital
- Congress drops Afghan allies item, dimming evacuee hopes Online / Digital
- Do Right by Our Afghan Allies. Pass the Afghan Adjustment Act Online / Digital
- Bill to Grant Afghan Evacuees a Path to Residency Hits Snag Online / Digital
- The Evacuation of Afghanistan Never Ended Online / Digital
- OnPolitics special edition: One year after Afghanistan's fall Online / Digital
- Sept. 11 Victims Not Entitled to Seize Afghan Central Bank Assets -U.S. Judge Online / Digital International
- From a world away, a U.S. volunteer guides Afghan allies left behind Online / Digital
- Afghan families separated by US bureaucracy fear Taliban reprisal Online / Digital
- America's Allies and the War in Afghanistan Online / Digital
- Democrats, Republicans sponsor bill to give thousands of Afghans path to citizenship Online / Digital International
- Episode 7: Adjustment Podcast
- Thousands of Afghan families remain severed after messy U.S. exit Online / Digital
- Congress is Dishonoring America's Afghan Allies Online / Digital
- Afghan Evacuees fear losing US support Online / Digital
- Congress excludes protections for Afghan evacuees in Ukraine bill Online / Digital
- White House Pushes for Afghan Refugee Relief After Visas Drop by 91% Online / Digital
- The Betrayal Online / Digital
- Afghan evacuation flights to resume with streamlined process Online / Digital
- Afghan Aid Groups Meet with NatSec Staff Online / Digital
- U.S. coalition urges Biden to lend more support to rescuing Afghans left behind Online / Digital International
- What happened to the Afghanistan evacuation? Online / Digital
- Secretary Blinken's call with #AfghanEvac representatives Online / Digital
- US urged to help more people escape Taliban led Afghanistan Online / Digital
- USF Veterans Help Thousands of Afghan Allies Online / Digital
- This Is What the Afghan Evacuation Looks Like on the Inside Online / Digital
- A 'Digital Dunkirk' to Evacuate Afghan Allies Online / Digital
Statements & Press Releases
109 official statements and press releases from #AfghanEvac. Where coverage followed, the number of stories placed in the following week is shown.
2026
- Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2027 New
- Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on the DHS Inspector General Report on Operation Allies Welcome Asylum Files (OIG-26-26)
- Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on the Nine-Month Extension of Operations at Camp As Sayliyah
- Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on the FY2027 Refugee Admissions Consultation with Congress
- Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on Two Afghan Refugee Arrivals and the FY2027 Congressional Refugee Briefing
- Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on Newly Disclosed State Department Guidance on Afghan SIVs and Public Charge
- Veteran Organizations and Retired Army Judge Advocate Ask Supreme Court to Review Afghan Child Adoption Case For immediate release
- Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on the Filing of an Amicus Brief in A.A. and F.A. v. Mast
- Bipartisan Poll Finds Broad Support for Protecting Afghan Mission Partners (HIAS/AfghanEvac) For immediate release
- Statement on CLINIC v. Rubio Ruling Vacating the 75-Country Visa Ban
- Statement Marking Five Years Since the Fall of Kabul
- Diplomats, a General, and a U.S. Senator Mark Five Years Since Kabul as AfghanEvac and Local Staff International Release The Allied Ledger For immediate release Video
- Statement on the Bipartisan Senate Introduction of the ARCH Act
- Statement on the Bipartisan Senate Introduction of the Afghanistan TPS Act
- AfghanEvac Report Finds the U.S. Shut Down Its Afghan Ally Program by Choice, Not by Law ("The Unfinished Mission") For immediate release
- Statement on U.K. Defence Committee Report on Afghan Data Breach
- Statement on the Bipartisan Introduction of the Afghanistan TPS Act
- Statement on Federal Court's Denial of Stay in Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. USCIS
- Three Members of Congress Hear Directly from Afghan Wartime Allies Stranded at Camp As Sayliyah, Commit to Formal Demand of Secretary Rubio For immediate release Video
- Statement on the Passing of Senator Lindsey Graham
- Death Certificate Error and ICE Objection to Records Release Raise New Questions in Death of Afghan Ally in ICE Custody For immediate release Video
- Statement on Birthright Citizenship
- Statement on Nazeer Accident
- Statement on the Paktiawal Family
- Statement on Senate NDAA
- Statement on Bipartisan Letter
- Statement on Dorcas Decision
- Statement on USCIS EAD Changes
- Statement on SFRC Hearing
- Statement on Revised PD
- Statement on USCIS AOS Guidance Changes
- Statement on Refugee Ceiling Cap
- Statement on SIV Update Report
- Statement on New Asylum Rule
- Statement on CODEL to CAS
- Statement on DRC Plan Video
- Statement on Rihan Release Ordered
- Statement on Rihan Shinwari Detention
- Statement on FY2027 Budget
- Statement on CalFresh
- Statement on CAS Closure
- Statement on Refugee Detention Court Decision
- AfghanEvac Statement in Response to State Dept Lies
- AfghanEvac Statement in Response to DHS Lies
- Statement on the Death of Nazeer
- Statement on DHS Secretary Shuffle
- Iran Strikes Endanger CAS Residents
- Statement on Downtown San Diego Courthouse
- Global Update Press Release For immediate release
- Statement in Advance of SOTU
- Statement about USCIS and ICE Chamorro Rescission
- Statement on Dismantling of BIA
- Statement on NATO Contributions in Afghanistan
- Statement on CAS Cash Bribes for Death
- Statement on IO Withdrawal
- Statement on House Freedom Caucus Agenda
2025
- Statement on USCIS Impact
- Statement on Sec. Rubio's Comments Regarding Refugees
- Statement on NDAA EWA
- Statement on Arrest of Afghan Man in Texas
- Statement on SIV Shutdown
- Statement on Afghan Shooter
- AfghanEvac Statement on USCIS Refugee Review Policy
- Statement on the Paktyawal Family
- Statement on Enduring Welcome Act Introduction
- Statement on Afghan Adjustment Act Reintroduction
- Statement on TPS Termination
- AfghanEvac State Dept RIF Statement
- AfghanEvac OBBB Statement
- Statement on Sayed
- Battle Buddies AfghanEvac Statement
- AfghanEvac Statement on the Detention of Sayed
- Statement on FBI Report
- Statement on Arrest
- Statement on Travel Ban 2.0
- Statement about Enduring Welcome Budget Death
- Statement on Congressional Hearings
- Statement on TPS
- Statement on Refugees
- Statement Regarding TRO
- Statement on CAS Closure
2024
- Post-Secretary Meeting Statement
- AfghanEvac Transition Statement
- AfghanEvac Three-Year Statement
- Abbey Gate Statement
- #AfghanEvac Named 2024 Nonprofit of the Year For immediate release
- 'Give Us Breathing Room': Largest-Ever Increase in Special Visas Added to Spending Package by Congressional Leadership For immediate release
- Congressional Inaction Threatens Critical Program to Help Thousands of U.S. Allies For immediate release
2023
- U.S. Leaders Urge Pakistan to Halt Deportation of Displaced Afghans For immediate release
- Secretary Blinken Renews Partnership with #AfghanEvac to Continue Supporting, Resettling Afghan Allies For immediate release
- New Community Ambassadors Program Launched to Streamline Distribution of Immigration and Resettlement Information Among Resettled Afghans in U.S. For immediate release
- White House Ceremony Salutes Veterans and Volunteers Helping Afghans Resettle For immediate release
- U.S. State Department Launches Family Reunification Form to Help Afghans in U.S. Reunite with Family For immediate release
2022
- #AfghanEvac Statement on Congressional Inaction on Afghan Adjustment Act For immediate release
- Fmr. Joint Chiefs Chairmen, NATO Commander, SOCOM Commander, and other Flag Officers Support Afghan Adjustment Act For immediate release
- Afghan Adjustment Act Gains Major Endorsements Including Bipartisan Group of Senators, Veteran Labor Org For immediate release
- Retired U.S. Ambassadors who led in Afghanistan Urge Congress to Pass Afghan Adjustment Act For immediate release
- San Diego City Council Votes to Endorse Afghan Adjustment Act, Urge Congressional Approval For immediate release
- L.A. County Endorses Afghan Adjustment Act, Urges Congressional Approval For immediate release
- President Biden Makes Call from White House to Thank #AfghanEvac Volunteers For immediate release
- One Year After Afghanistan Withdrawal, San Diego Landmarks to Light Up Honoring Fallen U.S. Troops and Afghan Allies For immediate release
- Veterans, Afghan Evacuees Urge Congress to Pass Afghan Adjustment Act For immediate release
- Secretary Blinken Pledges Continued Help for Afghans as Withdrawal Anniversary Approaches For immediate release
- New Homeland Security Rule Helps Afghan Allies Relocate to U.S. For immediate release
- "We Need to Help All Our Allies": #AfghanEvac Issues Statement on Ukraine Aid Deal For immediate release
- State Dept. to Coordinate with Veterans, Frontline Civilians to Help Afghans as Congress Eyes Resettlement Bill For immediate release
- #AfghanEvac Statement about Nomination
- March 1st Declared #AfghanEvac Day in San Diego For immediate release
2021
- AfghanEvac Coalition Meets with Secretary Blinken on Ongoing Evacuation Efforts from Afghanistan For immediate release
Letters
115 open letters to government leaders, messages to the coalition, government agency responses, and letters from Members of Congress on Afghan relocation and resettlement.
2026
- Letter to State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: Request for Correction on Camp As Sayliyah
- Bicameral Letter to Secretaries Rubio, Mullin & Hegseth on Camp As Sayliyah Closure (Peters-Blumenthal) Congressional
- The Forgotten Voices of Afghan SIV Applicants: Open Letter to AfghanEvac From Afghan allies
- Comment Opposing DHS Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview Rule
- Urgent Appeal on Behalf of Afghan P-1 and P-2 USRAP Applicants Stranded in Pakistan From Afghan allies
- Second Letter to Secretaries Rubio, Hegseth, Mullin, and Director Edlow on Afghanistan Policy Review
- Letter to DHS re Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal Autopsy Congressional
- USCIS Response to AfghanEvac's February 2026 Letter on Afghan Ally Vetting and Safety Government response
- A Letter to the AfghanEvac Family: You Are the America I Believe In
- Crow-Bacon Letter to Secretary Rubio on Afghan Third-Country Relocation Congressional
- FR Comment on EAD Changes
- Letter to Congressional Offices — Rubio Hearings
- Open Letter Regarding CAS
- Shaheen Letter to Rubio on Camp As Sayliyah Resettlement Congressional
- Letter to Sec. Rubio on Afghan DRC Relocation Congressional
- Letter to Congressional Offices
- CAS Resident Pre-Relocation Briefing Memo
- Crow SIV Appropriations Letter Congressional
- Letter to CAS Residents (English)
- Letter to State Department re CAS
- Letter to Secretaries Hegseth, Rubio, Noem, and Director Edlow
- Letter to Pakistan
- Chu-Beyer-Omar Letter Opposing Expanded Travel Ban Congressional
- Letter to Senators re DHS Funding
- Letter to Senator Mullin
- Congressional Letter
2025
- Letter to Senator Blackburn
- Congressional Letter to State and DHS Congressional
- Senate Republican Letter Demanding Afghan Vetting Overhaul Congressional
- Open Letter on Protecting Children and Families
- Letter to Secretary Rubio Seeking Information on Change to Consular Services Abroad Congressional
- Open Letter to the Afghan Diaspora
- Letter to State Leaders — Pakistani Leak
- Letter to Coalition
- CAS Letter to Rubio and Noem
- Letter to Government Leaders — RIF
- King-Van Hollen Letter on Travel Ban/TPS Inconsistency Congressional
- Meeks Dove Letter Congressional
- Chu-Coons Bicameral Letter on Travel Ban Transparency Congressional
- Letter to Secretary Noem re ICE Detention of Afghans
- Letter to CARE and NVC Staff
- HFAC State Authorization Letter
- Servicemember Family Letter to Secretaries
- Titus Letter on CARE Congressional
- Ivey Letter to Noem and Rubio on TPS Congressional
- Crenshaw Letter Congressional
- Shaheen-Murkowski Letter Congressional
- Letter to Foreign Affairs Committees
- Crow-Nunn FY26 Afghan SIV Appropriations Letter Congressional
- USCIS Response to AfghanEvac's February 2025 Letter on Refugee Processing Suspension Government response
- Letter to Secretaries Hegseth, Rubio, Noem, and NSA Waltz
- Letter to Support Resettlement of Afghan Allies Congressional
- Lawler-McCaul-Hudson Letter Congressional
- Open Letter to GWOT-Generation Veterans
- Response to USCIS
- Representative Morelle Afghan SIV Letter Congressional
- Letter to Secretaries Noem, Hegseth, and Rubio
- Exception for Afghan Resettlement Letter Congressional
- Klobuchar Letter Congressional
- Administration Transition Letter
2024
- Crow SFOPS SIV Letter Congressional
- HFAC Letter
- Abbey Gate Letter to President Biden
- Open Letter to the Afghan Diaspora
- Letter to US Government Leaders
- Letter to AfghanEvac Team
- Letter to Families
- Blumenauer-Crow-Nunn Bipartisan SIV Letter Congressional
- Shaheen-Coons Letter Urging Additional Afghan SIVs in FY24 SFOPS Bill Congressional
- McCaul Letter re EHC Congressional
- Humanitarian Parole for Afghans Letter Congressional
2023
- Pakistan Letter
- Letter to The Honorable Masood Khan on IOM Facility Congressional
- Open Letter to the Afghan Diaspora
- Letter to AfghanEvac Team
- Letter to US Government Leaders
- Letter to AfghanEvac Families
- FY2024 Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program Request Letter Congressional
- Letter to Local Government Leaders
2022
- Letter to the Afghan Diaspora (English)
- Oversight Letter re Disparate Treatment of Afghan and Ukrainian Refugees Congressional
- Senator Hawley Letter to Chairman Reed on Afghanistan Congressional
- Afghanistan Financial Crisis Letter Congressional
- Kaine-Menendez Letter on Afghan Parole Denial Rates Congressional
- Foreign Affairs Frozen Afghan Assets Letter Congressional
- Letter to State and Local Leaders
2021
- Johnson-Hawley-Scott Letter to Blinken and Mayorkas on Afghan Vetting Congressional
- Congressional Progressive Caucus Letter on Afghan Humanitarian Crisis and Economic Policy Congressional
- Afghan Humanitarian Parole Letter (Markey) Congressional
- Letter to Blinken and Yellen to Safeguard Education in Afghanistan Congressional
- #AfghanEvac Sign-On Letter
- Raskin-Reed-Connolly-Waltz Letter in Support of Muhammad Kamran Congressional
- Wyden-Merkley Letter on Afghan Parole Fee Waiver Congressional
- WA Delegation Afghanistan Evacuation Letter Congressional
- Hawley Letter on Afghan Evacuee Vetting Congressional
- Castro-Led Letter to Biden on Evacuating Afghan UN Staff Congressional
- Senate Letter to Biden on Afghanistan Budget Congressional
- Padilla-Brown Letter to Biden on Continued Afghan Relocation Congressional
- Bera-Lofgren Letter to Blinken and Mayorkas Congressional
- Letter to POTUS on Afghanistan Evacuees Congressional
- Afghanistan OFAC General License Letter Congressional
- Foreign Affairs Letter on Afghanistan Post-August 31st Congressional
- Foreign Affairs Letter to Mayorkas and Blinken re Afghanistan Congressional
- Letter to President Biden on SIV Evacuation and Implementation Congressional
- Sara Jacobs Bipartisan Letter Congressional
- Letter to DOS and DHS re Humanitarian Parole for Afghan Women Leaders Congressional
- Sullivan-Coons Letter on SIV Eligibility for Democracy Program Staff Congressional
- Letter on Afghan Evacuation Congressional
- Lieu Letter on Afghan Journalists and Support Staff Congressional
- Rubio-Warner Letter Regarding Afghan Allies Congressional
- Hirono-Shaheen-Collins Letter on Afghan Women's Rights Congressional
- McCaul-Meeks Letter on Afghan SIV Backlog Congressional
Undated
- AAA Ambassadors Letter
- Organizational Letter on Restrictions on Afghan Allies
- AAA Flag Officers Letter
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Generated October 16, 2026 from https://press.afghanevac.org
About #AfghanEvac
#AfghanEvac is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that unites hundreds of organizations working to honor the promise the United States made to its Afghan allies. The coalition works across the full pipeline, from ground-level humanitarian support through relocation and resettlement, and administers the mechanism for cooperation between U.S. government agencies and private groups. EIN 87-3921693.
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Latest statements and releases
- October 2, 2026 — Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2027
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DU2uV6y63RtMcA5TxbgTULXds4cJFpTq/view - September 30, 2026 — Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on the DHS Inspector General Report on Operation Allies Welcome Asylum Files (OIG-26-26)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P9OS_zBN6PvdzJ9Ta1tRiYKJL0PWYAIY/view - September 29, 2026 — Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on the Nine-Month Extension of Operations at Camp As Sayliyah
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t1mQhQSvhFC2j1rsrCc5NxmezeWY_4yh/view - September 24, 2026 — Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on the FY2027 Refugee Admissions Consultation with Congress
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jdG7kHBrqG_GAKthpO4lNondyGhhilEI/view - September 23, 2026 — Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on Two Afghan Refugee Arrivals and the FY2027 Congressional Refugee Briefing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cOhKSmjcKKwMFzA-Gws-ckAKV_SSV5I3/view - September 22, 2026 — Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on Newly Disclosed State Department Guidance on Afghan SIVs and Public Charge
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sSjXxLsc5er2EWfPm02kWJpkC-qH-VM3/view - September 17, 2026 — Veteran Organizations and Retired Army Judge Advocate Ask Supreme Court to Review Afghan Child Adoption Case
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TxuC8Yd0y90pxXCbL7pwef4ILrBIRIjP/view - September 17, 2026 — Statement of Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, on the Filing of an Amicus Brief in A.A. and F.A. v. Mast
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GuBiTNHWM2cwxqmG4S0UTDJPY0RlyapE/view - August 28, 2026 — Bipartisan Poll Finds Broad Support for Protecting Afghan Mission Partners (HIAS/AfghanEvac)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cjJaQOW7NEEOqwZo7xhw6TWV2HOdzj1b/view - August 22, 2026 — Statement on CLINIC v. Rubio Ruling Vacating the 75-Country Visa Ban
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-cajcfyo0B_Hujj3l8XjzwWWVo_s9fCD/view
Recent coverage
- October 4, 2026 — The Afghanistan Project (Beth Bailey): AfghanEvac Shawn VanDiver Talks Camp As Sayliyah Extension (The Afghanistan Project Podcast Ep. 157)
https://bwbailey85.substack.com/p/afghanevac-shawn-vandiver-talks-camp - September 30, 2026 — 10News San Diego (Scripps News): Afghan allies get reprieve as Trump administration agrees to keep Qatar refugee camp open
https://www.10news.com/us-news/afghan-allies-get-9-month-reprieve-as-trump-administration-agrees-to-keep-qatar-refugee-camp-open - September 30, 2026 — The Kabul Tribune: AfghanEvac Says Qatar Camp Extension Gives Afghan Evacuees More Time
https://thekabultribune.com/en/0011353 - September 30, 2026 — Ariana News: US extends Qatar camp stay for more than 1,000 Afghans
https://www.ariananews.af/us-extends-qatar-camp-stay-for-more-than-1000-afghans/ - September 30, 2026 — Los Angeles Times (AP): Qatar camp to receive reprieve
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/los-angeles-times/20260930/281646787071231 - September 30, 2026 — Scripps News: Afghan allies get 9-month reprieve as Trump administration agrees to keep Qatar refugee camp open
https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/afghan-allies-get-9-month-reprieve-as-trump-administration-agrees-to-keep-qatar-refugee-camp-open - September 29, 2026 — CamboJA News: Cambodia to Receive Afghan Refugees from Qatar, But Deal Details Remain Unclear
https://cambojanews.com/cambodia-to-receive-afghan-refugees-from-qatar-but-deal-details-remain-unclear/ - September 29, 2026 — The Washington Post: Trump official central to deportation deals tapped for ambassadorship
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/29/trump-official-central-deportation-deals-tapped-ambassadorship/ - September 29, 2026 — San Francisco Chronicle (AP): Trump is set to extend the Qatar camp housing more than 1,000 Afghans who helped the US war effort (+2 more outlets)
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/trump-is-set-to-extend-the-qatar-camp-housing-22454985.php - September 29, 2026 — Khaama Press: US Extends Qatar Camp Housing More Than 1,000 Afghan Allies for Nine Months
https://www.khaama.com/us-extends-qatar-camp-housing-more-than-1000-afghan-allies-for-nine-months/ - September 25, 2026 — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: As Deadline Looms, Ex-US Marine Desperately Seeks Brother At Afghan Refugee Camp In Qatar
https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-refugee-camp-qatar-closure-us-visas/33863540.html - September 24, 2026 — Atlas Press: Two Afghan Nationals Enter U.S. Under Limited Immigration Exception, AfghanEvac Says
https://atlaspress.news/en/2026/09/24/afghan-nationals-enter-us-under-limited-immigration-exception/ - September 24, 2026 — Khaama Press: Two Afghans Enter US Under Narrow Immigration Exception, AfghanEvac Says
https://www.khaama.com/two-afghans-enter-us-under-narrow-immigration-exception-afghanevac-says/ - September 24, 2026 — Balloon Juice: Refugees: What We Owe Our Afghan Allies
https://balloon-juice.com/2026/09/24/refugees-what-we-owe-our-afghan-allies/ - September 19, 2026 — The Guardian: Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/19/stephen-miller-trump-migrant-children
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