LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — For 24 hours on Friday, New Mexico State University ROTC cadets are honoring the fallen service members killed in Kabul…
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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says the National Guard troops that she deployed to the…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas– Different organizations in El Paso are coming together to provide services and help gather donations for Afghan refugees. Diocesan…
Continue ReadingUPDATE #2, Aug. 31: In his first formal remarks since the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden on Tuesday told Americans:…
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EL PASO, Texas– A trend paying tribute to the 13 U.S. service member lives lost in Afghanistan has gone viral across the country. From bars to…
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KABUL, Afghanistan — America’s longest war has ended after 20 years as the last U.S. troops departed Afghanistan, concluding a final, frantic…
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — At a military base in Delaware, President Joe Biden stood witness with grieving…
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By KATHY GANNON, LOLITA C. BALDOR, TAMEEM AKHGAR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. officials say a drone strike has…
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Images show the aftermath of an explosion outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the US evacuate citizens and Afghans…
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WASHINGTON, DC — Acting swiftly on President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military…
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LAREDO, Texas — A Marine from Laredo is one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Thursday’s attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, family…
Continue ReadingFORT BLISS, Texas — The Pentagon announced Friday afternoon that Fort Bliss is currently housing 2,160 Afghan refugees and the preparations continue…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — As Afghan refugees have made their way to the Borderland, many people from the community want to know what they can do to…
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – In a call with reporters on Friday morning, senior Biden administration officials confirmed an ABC News report that Holloman…
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport on Thursday, in the waning days of a…
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FORT BLISS, Texas — El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar visited with Afghanistan evacuees at the Fort Bliss Army post during a tour of…
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday advised U.S. citizens at a number of gates at the Hamid Karzai International Airport to…
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UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that there are approximately 1,500 people who may be Americans left…
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Schneider, Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon is mandating that US military service members get fully vaccinated…
Continue Reading ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — According to an internal government report obtained Tuesday by ABC News, the U.S. has added a fifth domestic military base…
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UPDATE: El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego says initial information he received from the chief medical officer at UMC about two Afghan women…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Biden spoke from the White House Tuesday afternoon about the situation in Afghanistan following his decision to…
Continue ReadingNick Kay, a former UK ambassador to Afghanistan, says the Taliban’s hardening rhetoric is concerning and stressed the “urgent need” to facilitate…
Continue ReadingWASHNGTON, DC — President Biden has decided to stick with his self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline for a military withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S.…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Over 650 evacuees from Afghanistan are currently being housed at Fort Bliss and officials have indicated more are expected to…
Continue ReadingFORT BLISS, Texas — As Afghan refugees begin to arrive at Fort Bliss, both paid jobs and unpaid volunteer positions have begun to open up. In…
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that…
Continue ReadingFORT BLISS, Texas — Afghan refugees continued arriving at Fort Bliss on Sunday, with more expected to arrive in the Borderland region over the next…
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann, Veronica Stracqualursi and Alexis Benveniste, CNN The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline…
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UPDATE: FORT BLISS, Texas — Afghanistan refugees evacuated by the U.S. government from Kabul began arriving at Fort Bliss on Saturday, with…
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