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From Kabul’s music scene to the silence enforced by the Taliban, “Metal Sam” shares messages of hope and peace through death metal as he starts anew in Connecticut.
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At least 50 Connecticut residents were trapped in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover last August. Of these, around 40 have been returned home, according to Chris George, executive director of Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) in New Haven. All of George’s clients experienced complications because of their ties to the U.S. government.
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Connecticut now expects more than 500 refugees from Afghanistan, and resettlement agencies are preparing for the influx. But finding affordable housing has become a challenge. Rents in Connecticut are up by almost 15% this year, according to the state. And agencies worry that refugees could be priced out if more landlords don’t lend a hand.
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Hundreds of Afghan refugees will arrive in the state in the next couple of months. But advocates for refugee resettlement are also calling on the U.S. State Department to focus on those who haven’t been able to leave the Taliban-controlled country.
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Despite the deadly attack, President Biden pledged that the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan will continue.
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While President Joe Biden continues to commit to an August 31 deadline for a full withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, two United States senators from Connecticut are saying Biden should extend that deadline if it means saving lives. Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy addressed the ongoing Afghan evacuation crisis at the State Capitol Tuesday.
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President Biden on Friday redoubled his vow to oversee the safe removal of all Americans from Afghanistan and said he was committed to trying to evacuate Afghans who assisted the U.S.
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With the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and with thousands still hoping to flee the country, a local nonprofit in New Haven welcomed a small group of refugees Monday night. The organization expects to resettle as many as 400 Afghan refugees in the next year.
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Mohammad Serweri worked for the U.S. military in Afghanistan. In 2017, he fled his home country and resettled with his wife and young son in Connecticut. He reacts to the Taliban's takeover of Kabul.