Afghanistan

It’s been a little over a year since U.S. military forces pulled out of Afghanistan, causing a mad rush of evacuations and allowing the Taliban to take control of the country. A team of researchers at Michigan State University had the unexpected job of helping get some Afghans to safety and resettled in America.

Anna Clark and Melissa Sanchez with Propublica investigated how unaccompanied Afghan minors have been treated in some facilities based in Michigan.

Lansing has a long tradition of integrating refugees from a number of countries, and so far this year, 105 Afghans have arrived in mid-Michigan.

Several hundred Afghan refugees will soon be arriving in Lansing. So far, ten people have already arrived to resettle in the area.

"I was not going to extend this forever war," President Biden said from the White House, "and I was not extending a forever exit."

The final evacuation flight brought to a close the longest war in U.S. history. The withdrawal leaves the future of Afghanistan in disarray and uncertainty under renewed Taliban rule.

The sudden influx means resettlement agencies are rushing to secure a range of services for evacuees as they begin a new chapter of their lives.

The August attack was one of the deadliest days for American forces in the past decade of the 20-year war in Afghanistan.

Dozens are dead, including several U.S. service members, after a terrorist attack at the Kabul airport. President Biden says the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies will continue.

ISIS-K had claimed responsibility for the attack at the Kabul airport. President Biden vowed, "We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay."