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Pittsburgh is now home to about 680 Afghans who were evacuated amid the U.S. troop withdrawal last summer. For one family now residing locally, their escape brings safety but also economic and emotional adversity.
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On today’s program: The state Department of Health announced a mask order for people in schools and child care facilities that will take effect next Tuesday; Jewish Family and Community Services is helping Afghan refugees get settled in their new home; and we answer the question, why do songs get stuck in our heads?
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A local resettlement agency says support groups will likely be key to addressing the needs of refugees fleeing from Afghanistan to Pittsburgh.
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On today’s program: A debrief about the Pittsburgh Public School board’s decision to approve the delay of the start of the school year; and a conversation with a Pitt professor who is organizing students and volunteers to help Afghan residents get the paperwork they need to apply for special visas in the U.S.
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Pittsburgh has been designated as a resettlement city for people fleeing Afghanistan after the recent fall of the country’s U.S.-backed government. But although the Biden administration recently expanded refugee admissions to include more Afghan residents who worked for the U.S., some say the administration needs to move faster.
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Pittsburgh has been designated to serve as a resettlement site for those fleeing Afghanistan as the U.S. withdraws from the country.
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President Biden will address the nation Monday as more U.S. forces are on their way to Afghanistan to help with the evacuation of U.S. personnel and allies.
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Amid allegations that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan, a midstate congressman is…
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U.S. troops in Afghanistan had several Thanksgiving visitors last week, including President Trump and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb (D-17). Lamb traveled to…
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On today's program: More veterans are dying from suicide than on the battlefield; Crawford Grill could soon be a nationally recognized historic landmark;…