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Within a year of arriving in the United States and before their temporary status expires, Afghan evacuees have to apply for asylum to remain in the U.S. The Montana Afghan Project aims to help with this expensive process.
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In our conversation, we discuss Elliott’s recently released podcast, Third Squad: a powerful and sobering account of the war in Afghanistan and its enduring effects. The series chronicles his journey to reconnect with a group of Marines Elliott embedded with in 2011.
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Montana’s Republican congressional delegation and governor are calling on the Biden Administration to stop resettling Afghans in the state, after an Afghan man was charged with rape in Missoula.
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UM Geography instructor Kelly Franklin is trying to move up to 12 scholars and an education program she developed out of Afghanistan. The lives of scholars have been upended after the Taliban took control of the country and injected itself into the education system.
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According to an international group helping refugees resettle in Montana, the month-old parole process grants qualified Afghans a two-year stay in the United States.
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Gov. Greg Gianforte issued a news release Thursday saying the Department of State announced the International Rescue Committee would work to resettle the refugees in the western part of the state.
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As the last United States’ military planes departed Afghanistan Monday, a group of Montana veterans met with Sen. Steve Daines to discuss the end of the nation’s longest war. They all encouraged Montanans to welcome Afghan ally refugees who now, or will soon, call Montana home.
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At least three families fleeing from Afghanistan as the U.S. pulls troops out of the country are expected to land in western Montana.
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"It’s hard because those same qualities that make you really good at your job—chasing Al Qaeda or ISIS and basically taking them off the face of the…
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Senator Steve Daines visited Turkey and Afghanistan last weekend, meeting with top U.S. military and diplomatic officials, and with Montana National Guard…