The United States has recently announced its plans for a five million dollar expansion of its embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, as well as the building of two new consulates. The Washington embassy in Kabul is already the largest in the world, with almost 1,200 employees working there already. US ambassador Karl Eikenberry stated that the expansion [...]
Each year on World Refugee Day, USA for UNHCR raises awareness by bringing together important supporters of refugee relief. This year, the events were held from June 18th-20th with the theme “Home” and included former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr, former refugees and UNHCR field staff. World Refugee Day [...]
In recent important Afghan news, President Karzai of Afghanistan is in the United States at the moment meeting with President Obama and House leaders. President Karzai has, so far, expressed his thanks on behalf of the Afghan nation to the American people. He thanked them for the sacrifices that they have made and he said [...]
