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August 2026

AfghanEvac Weekly Update | August 31, 2026
A protected Afghan was sent to a country in active conflict. The camp is closing. The public is with us.
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Five years ago the airport went silent
Five years since the last plane, and a year that produced the receipts. What we built, what we learned, and why we are still here.
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An Accounting That Stops in January 2025 Is an Alibi
The Pentagon's review of the withdrawal is coming. I want it to name names. Then I want it to keep going, past 2021, into the offices where the pipeline…
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AfghanEvac Weekly Update | August 24, 2026
The second week of the hardest fortnight of the year. Two things with deadlines, thirteen names, the volunteers who showed up anyway, and the letters…
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A different kind of AfghanEvac Weekly Update | August 17, 2026
A thank you, the letters that came back from allies and volunteers, and what we just learned about September.
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The Afghan Betrayal Was a Choice That Happened When You Weren’t Looking
America built a system to keep its promise to the Afghans who served beside our troops. Then, one quiet decision at a time, it took the system apart.
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AfghanEvac Weekly Update | August 10, 2026
Last week was a banner week: two bills introduced, a flagship report released, and we're just getting started
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AfghanEvac Weekly Update | August 3, 2026
USCIS ended the guarantee of an asylum interview. Plus, a secretive removal court created in 1996 holds its first hearing, a letter that arrived a…
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