No. Following the Afghanistan evacuation that began in summer 2021, more than 76,000 Afghans came to the U.S. after being vetted, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Tag: Afghanistan
Posted inEducation
They escaped the Taliban. Now these women in Wisconsin face a new challenge: the high cost of college.
Ten female students at the UW-Milwaukee thought they had full scholarships. Now the Afghan evacuees are scrambling to pay for school.
Posted inEconomy
‘They can bring so much’: Despite barriers, Afghan evacuees enrich Wisconsin’s workforce
Wisconsin is in a labor crunch. Evacuees and other immigrants can help — if they can navigate transportation and other obstacles.
Posted inGovernment
‘I don’t know what will happen’: After months at Ft. McCoy Afghan family resettled in separate states
Living 120 miles apart, family shares hopes and anxieties while navigating ‘chaotic’ resettlement process
Posted inWisWatch Blog
Reflecting on the loss of David Gilkey — photojournalist, artist, tender soul
NPR photojournalist David P. Gilkey was killed June 5, 2016 while on assignment in Afghanistan. WCIJ’s multimedia director Coburn Dukehart was his former editor and friend. She remembers him here.