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More than 1,700 people evacuated from Afghanistan have resettled in Ohio in the last year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One year ago today, the Taliban took over Afghanistan, and since that time, more than 67,000 people from Afghanistan have come to the United… Read More
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From the Capitol riot to abortion rights, here are the top political stories of 2021
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — This year was supposed to be one of recovery, but it has been far from that. It began with the insurrection at the Capitol, a second… Read More
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Refugees Are Coming To Ohio. Here’s Why And How They’re Doing It
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio received 855 refugees from Afghanistan so far. More could be coming in the future. Gov. Mike DeWine’s spokesman Dan Tierney said refugees themselves… Read More
![President Biden prepares to board Air Force One on Wednesday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Biden has been put on the defensive as conditions in Afghanistan have deteriorated with the withdrawal of U.S. forces.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ap21188717450426-88b2a4bbb2b42ee2d42359ff4e659c6b48be5a45-scaled-e1625843620412-900x422.jpg)
As U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Biden Is Set To Explain What Happens Now
By: Scott Detrow | NPR
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President Biden will address the ongoing withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan at a moment when the Taliban are gaining power and threatening the Afghan government.
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Trump Greenlights Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Investigators
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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The ICC recently announced it was looking into war crimes allegations against the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now, the Trump administration is pushing back with an executive order targeting ICC staff.
![Militants linked with the Afghan Taliban gather Monday for a ceremony in Laghman province, celebrating the agreement the group signed with the U.S. over the weekend. Since the deal was announced, the Taliban has resumed its attacks in Afghanistan.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gettyimages-1204647996-43f65a7bf7457c2e8de1f4d7cf1b784f4729e1ea-scaled-e1583341941760-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Launches ‘Defensive Strike’ At Taliban As Fragile Afghan Peace Deal Teeters
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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The strike followed President Trump’s call with the Taliban, during which he says they agreed “we don’t want violence.” Still, the group has led a wave of attacks since signing the landmark deal.
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Defense Secretary Gives Go-Ahead For U.S. Troops To Start Afghan Drawdown
By: David Welna | NPR
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A peace deal signed with the Taliban calls for 4,000 of the approximately 13,000 U.S. forces in Afghanistan to leave within 135 days and for all U.S. troops to be out within 14 months.
![Security personnel arrive near the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base In Parwan province of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. A powerful suicide bombing Wednesday targeted an under-construction medical facility near the Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the capital Kabul, the U.S. military said.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AP_19345301624059-scaled-e1581958431633-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: Will Short-term Deal Between U.S., Taliban Pave the Way for Afghan Peace?
By: PBS Newshour
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The U.S. has reached a short-term agreement with the Taliban that could pave the way for ending the war in Afghanistan that has endured for nearly 20 years. Under the… Read More
![An Afghan boy jumps over a drainage ditch as an elderly man and a child bask in the morning sun, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AP_19337365883954-e1576014001691-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: Investigative Report says U.S. Government Misled Public on War in Afghanistan
By: PBS Newshour
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In a blockbuster story representing the culmination of several years of investigation and pursuit of government documents, The Washington Post reports that U.S. officials have been misleading the American public… Read More