As President Donald Trump works to limit the number of immigrants in the country, Afghans who fled Taliban rule are adjusting to life in the U.S.

Since she escaped from Afghanistan to Wisconsin more than three years ago, Zahra Hakimi has experienced a brightness to her life that would have been stripped from her had she stayed in her native ...

With nearly 13,000 evacuees, Fort McCoy was the second-largest Afghan refugee encampment in the U.S. All have since been resettled, with the last Afghans leaving the fort three years ago in ...

The “Our Afghan Neighbors” exhibit in Appleton features portraits and stories of Afghans who immigrated to the U.S.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Since she escaped from Afghanistan to Wisconsin more than three years ago, Zahra Hakimi has experienced a brightness to her ...

They both arrived in Alexandria after spending four months at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin and a ... "He's truly in the top 1% of Afghan refugees," said Scott Sadler, a communications contractor ...

While the Trump Administration’s latest executive orders on immigration are expected to continue threatening fragile gains in ...

With nearly 13,000 evacuees, Fort McCoy was the second-largest Afghan refugee encampment in the U.S. All have since been resettled, with the last Afghans leaving the fort three years ago, in January ...

Afghan refugee Farhad Sharifi escaped violence in his home country ... Farhad Sharifi was staying at Camp Atterbury in Indiana, just seven hours away from Fort McCoy. Sharifi was fluent in English and ...

More than once he awoke in his Yuba City apartment with a feeling of relief, followed by one of sadness. Although thankful to have made it to the U.S., the thought of other Afghans who remain in ...

When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021, hundreds of thousands of refugees fled across the border to neighboring Pakistan, seeking safety away from the radical Islamist group. Afghan ...