‘Born as US citizen’: Afghan refugees welcome newborns in US
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Born as US citizen’: Afghan refugees welcome newborns in US

Al Jazeera  

More than 250 children have been born to Afghan evacuees in US bases since the American withdrawal from Afghanistan. Fort McCoy military base, Wisconsin, US – Ahmadzai* had imagined the birth of his first child as a typical Afghan family affair with relatives visiting his home in Kabul to deliver embroidered baby clothes and other gifts and recite the Quran to celebrate. But Ahmadzai’s first child was delivered at a hospital in Wisconsin and then brought back to Fort McCoy military base, where his family and thousands of other Afghan refugees are awaiting immigration processing after being evacuated from Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover. Ahmadzai’s new son, Yasir, is one of more than 250 babies born to Afghan evacuees on military bases in the US since American troops withdrew from Afghanistan at the end of August, according to the US army. “But my daughter will automatically become a US citizen when she is born.” The expected baby will be the second daughter and fourth child in Safi’s family.

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A letter to … a child born the day the Taliban retook Afghanistan
2 years, 4 months ago

A letter to … a child born the day the Taliban retook Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

A Hazara mother writes to the son she gave birth to in Kabul on August 15, 2021, reflecting on how the country changed that day, and on her fears, hopes and worries for the future. At the same time, a Hazara mother – part of a minority that was persecuted and massacred during the last Taliban reign – lay in …

Afghan Baby Handed To US Soldiers In Airlift Chaos Still Missing
3 years, 1 month ago

Afghan Baby Handed To US Soldiers In Airlift Chaos Still Missing

The Quint  

Afraid that their two-month old baby Sohail would get crushed, they handed him to a U.S soldier over the fence. Mirza Ali, who worked as a security guard at the U.S embassy for 10 years, desperately asked all the officials about his baby and was told that the child was probably taken to a safe area. In an interview that …

Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghan airlift missing
3 years, 1 month ago

Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghan airlift missing

Al Jazeera  

Afghan family is at a US base in Texas waiting to be resettled, but ‘unfortunately, no one can find the child.’ It was a split-second decision. But at that moment, Mirza Ali said, the Taliban – which had swiftly taken over the country as US troops withdrew – began pushing back hundreds of hopeful evacuees. Mirza Ali, who said he …

Taliban blocks Kabul airport to most as foreign airlifts wane
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban blocks Kabul airport to most as foreign airlifts wane

Al Jazeera  

Taliban says it is ready to take over Kabul airport and already holds some positions, but Pentagon denies the claim. Taliban forces have sealed off Kabul’s airport to most Afghans hoping for evacuation, as the United States and its allies wound down a chaotic airlift that will end their troops’ two decades in Afghanistan. The United Kingdom was carrying out …

Baby born on Afghanistan evacuation flight named ‘Reach’ after the aircraft call sign
3 years, 4 months ago

Baby born on Afghanistan evacuation flight named ‘Reach’ after the aircraft call sign

CNN  

Washington CNN — A baby girl born on a US military evacuation flight en route to Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Saturday has been named Reach after the call sign of the aircraft, according to the top US general in Europe. Medical support personnel help an Afghan mother, whose identity has been digitally obscured at source, with her family …

Afghan woman gives birth on US military flight
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan woman gives birth on US military flight

India TV News  

The U.S. military says an Afghan woman gave birth aboard an Air Force C-17 that flew from the Middle East to Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The military’s Air Mobility Command tweeted that the mother began having complications during the flight Saturday. It says: “The aircraft commander decided to descend in altitude to increase air pressure in the aircraft, which …

Afghan woman gives birth to baby girl aboard US evacuation plane
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan woman gives birth to baby girl aboard US evacuation plane

India Today  

An Afghan woman gave birth aboard a US military evacuation flight moments after touching down at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Saturday. “The woman went into labour aboard a C-17 transport aircraft during the second leg of her journey fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan,” the US Air Mobility Command stated in a tweet on Sunday. Medical support personnel …

Afghan baby, handed over to US troops at Kabul airport, reunited with father
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan baby, handed over to US troops at Kabul airport, reunited with father

India Today  

The Afghan baby, who was handed over a barbed wire fence to a US Marine at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, has been reunited with its father and "is safe at the airport", media reported on Saturday. The heart-wrenching video showing the baby raised on outstretched arms and plucked by a Marine on the other side of a razor …

Turkish soldiers look after 2-month-old Afghan baby separated from her mother at Kabul airport
3 years, 4 months ago

Turkish soldiers look after 2-month-old Afghan baby separated from her mother at Kabul airport

India Today  

Amid thousands of people, including women and children, waiting near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul to be evacuated, Turkish soldiers are setting an example to the world by extending a helping hand to anyone in need. Turkish soldiers were seen looking after a 2-month-old Afghan baby who got separated from her mother at Kabul airport, Daily Sabah reported. Turkish …

Afghan baby filmed being lifted over wall at Kabul airport safely reunited with father, US Marines say
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan baby filmed being lifted over wall at Kabul airport safely reunited with father, US Marines say

The Independent  

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