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Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan last year, Sayed Kabir and his family were among the thousands of Afghans who were resettled in the United States. In this story narrated by Umid Uzokov, VOA’s Soleh Yahyoyev follows the ethnic Uzbek family and their adjustment to life in the United States
A group of friends in California are hosting food festivals to help Ukraine; volunteers prepare Ukrainian food and teach anyone interested in learning
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, visited with refugee families who had left the conflict in Ukraine in Poland and urged for increased aid for refugee kids.Chopra Jonas spoke with mothers and kids from Ukraine who are currently residing at the centre, the largest in the nation, while visiting a “Blue Dot” space at the Refugee Accommodation
The Western American state of Colorado is exhibiting a portrait show that includes works by Nigerian artist Isaac Ekele. Scott Stearns of the VOA reports on his extremely realistic drawings
Some Ukrainian refugees in Los Angeles were given permission to spend the summer living in dorms. But they are unsure of what will happen to them with the start of the school year only a few weeks away.
The amount of money that candidates have spent in the run-up to Kenya’s presidential election on August 9 is among the highest in the world,raising concern how it would affect the country’s democratTheic progress. From Nairobi, Juma Majanga reports
Millions of Sri Lankans are unable to purchase food due to a severe economic crisis that has caused runaway inflation. The severe economic downturn has hurt both jobs and incomes, worsening the problem
Marzia Hamidi (20), was one of the many people who escaped the Taliban last year.She joined the Olympic Refugee Team for Paris 2024 Games and has been living in Paris since December of last year. She has been given permission to practise with the French National Taekwondo Team
Thousands of Yazidis who are unable to reach their homes in the Sinjar district of Iraq’s Nineveh province are being housed in a camp near to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s city of Sulaymaniyah
Three of the four presidential candidates in Kenya’s election next week, including front-runner Raila Odinga, have female running mates. A major development in Kenyan politics may result from the election