Afghanistan

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the arrival of refugees in the United States, including those who had already been approved and were about to come to America. For one Afghan refugee in Idaho, this means a reunion with his wife and two young children has been put on hold, days before they were going to reunite.

Six years ago, a group of Afghan Refugees in our region started a soccer club. They hosted their first home game recently - a chance to feel at home in their adopted country.

An interview with Mitchell Zuckoff, author of The Secret Gate: A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice During the Collapse of Afghanistan. The book covers the true story of an incredible rescue in the frenzied final hours of the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan.

Six years ago, a group of local Afghan refugees started a soccer club. Over the weekend, they hosted their first home game which they are hoping will inspire others to join.

Fifty Afghans are supposed to come to Twin Falls this fiscal year, which started on Oct. 1. On top of that, 200 people are set to come from countries including Eritrea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan.

An Afghan journalist’s harrowing escape from Kabul through the lens of a Boise-based reporter, the COVID-19 surge in Idaho, Boise Pride Festival updates — all that and more on the Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable.

The number of Afghan refugees in Idaho will likely increase as the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan continues.

Idaho Matters talks with a former reporter in Afghanistan about what he's hearing from a colleague who is scared for his safety now that the Taliban has taken over the country.

The crisis in Afghanistan may seem half-a-world away for some Idahoans, but it is indeed very close to home for many refugees who have escaped the turmoil of their homeland to secure a new life in Boise.

This encore interview originally aired in January, 2019.Personal stories of lives affected by terrorism have been the well-trod terrain of many books,…