Speaking in a mix of Dari and Pashto, Sajida Saafi cajoled the women in her class to speak up. Some giggled as they tried out new English words, contorting their mouths in unfamiliar shapes. “I am a ...

For three years, I worked overseas with the State Department supporting Afghan resettlement efforts. Although the current ...

Afsana Najaf Zada walked into her basic English class on Wednesday morning in the fellowship hall of Faith Presbyterian Church, an old worship space still brightened by stained glass. Most of the ...

Sayed Reza Hosseini says his English has improved thanks to Saturday games with other refugees and Afghan-Americans on the open field at Shawnee Mission North High School. Informal soccer matches ...

U.S. citizens and permanent residents traveling within their valid travel periods do not need a visa to reenter the U.S.

In August, the world watched in horror as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Every day since, Afghan citizens and particularly Afghan women have endured this horror — their freedom, their bodies ...

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WBAY) - Since coming to America refugees from Afghanistan have had to do a lot of adjusting. To help the Fox Valley Technical College has invited them into the classroom to learn ...

FILE - Evacuees from Afghanistan wait with other evacuees to fly to the United States or another safe location in a makeshift departure gate inside a hanger at the United States Air Base in Ramstein, ...

On their first day of class, the students showed up bright and smiling, dressed their best and eager to learn. Their teacher, Susan Micari, was immediately charmed — though from afar, as the medium ...

WESTFIELD — Christine Shea, Westfield public schools’ director of assessment and accountability, said 152 new English language learners moved into the district this past year. English language ...