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Beth W. Bailey

2 years

According to testimony and video and photographic evidence, the Taliban may be using young boys for the sexually exploitative practice of bacha bazi, as well as employing boys as child soldiers. Latest:

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Beth W. Bailey

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3 years

#standwithwomeninafghanistan

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It's indisputable that we need to #stophazaragenocide and #stoptajikgenocide - I propose we do both by stopping the Taliban

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Beth W. Bailey

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3 years

Around 13,000 Afghan newborns have died since January 2022. I can't stop thinking about it.

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Did you ask them about the videos of them raping a woman in prison? How about the Americans they hold in their custody, who are suffering to an incredible degree?

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Met with the Tali*an 🇦🇫 #Afghanistan #afghan #kabul #travel #explore #viral #viral2024

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Beth W. Bailey

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3 years

I feel terrible for Afghan girls unable to return to school as promised. This is yet another a devastating reminder that no one can trust the word of the Taliban.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

#BanTaliban Time for the international community to recognize Taliban for what they are - a mendacious group of thugs trampling human rights of Afghans

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Two Tajik teens just escaped the Taliban captors who held and raped them for multiple weeks, and attempted to force one into marriage. How many more teens are suffering the same tragic treatment under the lawless Taliban?

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

The US withdrawal was not the end of war in Afghanistan. It was the start of a war on women and girls, ethnic minorities, and those who promoted democracy or worked/fought for prior Afghan government. And it continues every day.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

It's simple - if your problem with the report of the Taliban gang raping two teens for weeks is with the rape victims or the female writer who just doesn't have the skills to report the truth, then you are part of the problem.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 years

It is heartening to see everyone working to help Ukraine. Afghans awaiting evacuation for 6 months still need serious assistance. Please, if you can, support volunteer evac groups like Operation 620, Operation North Star, Flanders Fields, and Operation Recovery.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 years

My contacts in Afghanistan have become so much quieter in passing days and it is a scary reminder that intensified TB searches continue, despite lack of Western attention.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Denmark will offer asylum to all Afghan girls and women "solely based on their gender" because of “worsening conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan”

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

I've literally put blood, sweat, tears, my personal relationships and my mental health into trying to make the situation in Afghanistan change. Nothing has changed. There are moments of triumph that make it worth it, but every day is tinged with utter devastation.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

4 years

I heard all about #JewishPrivilege from a "woke" keyboard warrior. Among other things, I asked him if he meant the privilege to make up 2.1 % of US population and be targeted in 57.8 % of religiously-motivated hate crimes. Surprisingly, he had no retort, smart or otherwise.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Afghans referred to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program are struggling. In Pakistan, their children have no access to education, their visas are expiring, and they lack assistance from UNHCR. In Afghanistan, they live in danger. These are their stories:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Allegations that the Taliban engaged in two mass killings of Tajik men should be examined with available Western assets. If found, evidence should be presented to the ICC along with all other assembled allegations of Taliban EJKs. Latest:

Taliban implicated in mass killings of Tajik men - Washington Examiner

The Taliban continue to commit grievous human rights abuses. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan released a report on Wednesday outlining human rights violations carried out between...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

1 month

Afghan women were rightly angry before, but this latest set of directives seems to have really lit a fire. For the rest of the world, it's time to make a crucial decision: are you going to stand by and watch this happen, or are you going to support women in fighting for their

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Wearing my Afghan lapis lazuli jewelry from @ASEELApp I love it because it goes with everything, and it empowers Afghan artisans doing incredible work. #notanad

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

If you’re a P1, P2, or SIV applicant who was awaiting processing in Pakistan, and you’ve been returned to Afghanistan or fear being deported or penalized by the Pakistani government, please reach out with the details of your situation and concerns.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

The idea for The Afghanistan Project Podcast has been in the works for some time. The first episode drops tomorrow night with @jeff_phaneuf from @n1leftbehind

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 years

For my Afghan contacts - what news from Afghanistan do you wish got more coverage around the world?

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Cool story. Can you tell the American people how many P1, P2, and SIV applicants are stuck in Pakistan, where they have been promised processing that isn’t happening? What about the ones stuck in Afghanistan, where they can’t be processed?

Secretary Antony Blinken

@SecBlinken

2 years

The United States is launching the Welcome Corps, the boldest innovation in refugee resettlement in four decades. This initiative enables Americans to directly support refugees and show the best of American hospitality and generosity. #JoinTheWelcomeCorps

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Detractors beware - I am here to support Afghans, and I have no patience for nonsense.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

I don't have the ability to get imperlied Afghans to safety or provide monetary support. I have a computer and an endless supply of energy to promote the causes of Afghans. I am always happy to hear about the situation unfolding in Afghanistan, but I don't have superpowers.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 months

Why are we rubber stamping the Taliban’s misogyny with Doha III? What an unconscionable betrayal of our values we are enabling with this abandonment of half the Afghan population.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Thank you to everyone who watched and commented on Episode One of The Afghanistan Project Podcast. I’m grateful to share this project with so many impassioned people!

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

4 months

The PMOI/MEK have exposed Iranian leaders' roles in directing Houthi attacks, as well as offering information about supply routes and military support to Iran's terror proxy. My latest at Fox News:

Iran's military supply line to Houthi terrorists exposed by dissident group

New information uncovered by an Iranian dissident group claims to show how Iran has been supplying its Houthi terror proxy with weapons and training.

www.foxnews.com

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

How many Afghans have to die or undergo torture before the West finally realizes you #canttrustthetaliban ? #BanTaliban

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 years

It seems like US leaders made a bet that most Americans would forget about Afghanistan after the withdrawal. I don't think they factored in the passion that motivates many people who focused on, or fought in, Afghanistan for the last two decades. Keep up the fight.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

1 year

My cohost at The Afghanistan Project Podcast, the awesome @Mikaelcook89 , was able to meet @AhmadMassoud and ask him important questions about a path forward for Afghanistan. I wish I had been there, but I like to think I was there in spirit.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Just saw an Afghan explain on social media how it is horrible not being able to speak openly about his situation. Afghans' feelings about waiting on P-1/P-2 processing or SIV applications deserve more coverage. Callous bureaucracy/ineptitude are creating massive suffering.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

I always stir up the Taliban supporters when I write about what is happening to women and girls under the Taliban. So telling and so completely disturbing.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Anyone who read the Taliban's new face covering law for women still think this is Taliban 2.0? Anyone?

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Some days I wonder if I should cancel my social media and find a place to raise chickens and my kids without all the noise. Then I consider the other things I care about - supporting Afghans and veterans, and fighting antisemitism - and I realize I have to stay here.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

I've been telling my Afghan contacts for months that all I can do to help is tell their stories in hopes that citizens of the world feel some of their pain and demand their leaders assist allies and everyday Afghans. Is it working? That part is hard to tell.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 years

In the last week, the Taliban's pretense of seeking legitimacy fell away as they banned girls' schools and issued new restrictions on women/press. This portends more drastic shifts, and the world must respond accordingly. My latest:

New restrictions mark end of Taliban search for legitimacy - Washington Examiner

In under one week, the Taliban have removed whatever facade of legitimacy cloaked their new reign of terror in Afghanistan. Last Wednesday, the Taliban sparked international outrage when they reneged...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

1 month

Afghan prosecutors continue to be hunted by the Taliban, three years after our withdrawal from Afghanistan. Latest at FOX News:

Former Afghan prosecutors hunted down, killed by Taliban 3 years after US withdrawal

Three years after the U.S. left Afghanistan, prosecutors trained by American personnel live in hiding to avoid retribution from the Taliban for enforcing law and order and fighting for women’s rights.

www.foxnews.com

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

During house-to-house searches in Kapisa province this week, Taliban fighters sought non-Pashto speakers. Around 10 Tajik men and boys were executed outside their homes. A Tajik teen who survived weeks of Taliban rape was also tragically killed. Latest:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 years

I've been hearing of this occurring but this is my first time seeing it myself. Sickening

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Tomorrow, The Afghanistan Project Podcast features @chefamysins , a disaster relief expert pulled into evac during the U.S. AFG withdrawal. We discuss the Afghans imperiled by their service to the U.S., including those with P1 and P2 referrals to the USRAP. Can’t wait to share it!

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

I have spoken with hundreds of Afghans severely impacted by Taliban cruelty and oppression. The leadership of this organization cannot be trusted to support the Afghan populace or follow through on promises. It repeatedly lies about abuses. #BanTaliban

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Any country or entity still giving funds to the Taliban is complicit in their total dehumanization of the women of Afghanistan.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Afghans waiting on Priority-1 and Priority-2 referrals to the USRAP experience serious hardships and deserve answers from Biden admin about denied applications, stalled processing, prospects for future. Latest has many of their stories: #GFA

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Episode 5 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast features Alexa Greenwald, who has worked in the region for years and has important insight on issues P1 and P2 USRAP applicants are facing Please listen, subscribe, and share!

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

For months, I've been hearing from American University of Afghanistan students who are scared for their lives in Taliban-run Afghanistan, as the Taliban see AUAF graduates as little better than U.S. spies. One day, I hope to tell their stories. For now, #EvacuateAUAFStudents

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

1/ If you're honestly trying to suggest that two teen rape victims concocted their stories to get a ticket to the US, you'd better look at the 435,000 Afghans waiting on visas or P-1 or P-2 referrals currently. Being a rape victim is not a rationale for gaining entry to the US.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 years

I was raised on flying stories by a Tomcat RIO, but it wasn't until I was an adult that I understood the dangers aviators face. This was my first real story, and will always be my favorite. It's about my dad, and the man whose death saved his life.

The Fighter Pilots’ Guide to Living

As the daughter of a naval aviator, I was raised in the constant company of some of the hardest-living people in the world: the brash ilk…

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

I've published more than 55,000 words on Afghanistan since May 2021. Now I'm going to work on linking all those disparate pieces together, and seeing what results.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Working on Afghanistan is tough. Every week is filled with tears, difficult news, and hard situations. But the joy that floods through me when there are small triumphs is incomparable. I long for a day when my Afghan contacts all have even bigger wins to celebrate.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

The Taliban have only escalated their reprisal campaign against ANDSF, a force the U.S. allocated over 78.8 billion to create and sustain, while Talibs receive bi-monthly shipments of $40 million. Latest features insight from @natiqmalikzada

The Taliban escalate their brutal hunt for American allies - Washington Examiner

Beltway Confidential The Taliban escalate their brutal hunt for American allies By Beth Bailey March 26, 2023 06:00 AM Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email Print Beltway Confidential The Taliban escalate...

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

1 month

This year, I put together my longest article to date on the overwhelming human impact our Afghanistan withdrawal has had, three years later. I hope you all give it a read.

Calculating the human toll of the US exit from Afghanistan three years later - Washington Examiner

Calculating the human toll of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan three years later.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

14 days

I was honored to have Afghan journalist in exile @bsarwary join me for Ep. 65 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast to get into detail about concerning aspects of the de facto government's rule in Afghanistan. Find the whole episode here:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

The people who continue working every day to help Afghans are some of the most incredible people I know. You all give me hope for the world when things seem very dark, indeed.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 months

Tomorrow at 8 AM, find @GaisuY @Mariamistan and @jason_c_howk in Ep. 61 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast, where we are discussing the exclusion of women from Doha talks, and life for Afghan women under the Taliban. This one made me angry, and I hope it makes you angry, too.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Taliban supporters often tattle on themselves in social media. They get the most coordinated and riled up when you've hit on a truth they want to hide.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Delving into the issues facing P1 and P2 applicants to the US Refugee Admissions Program with Amy Sins was key in Episode 2 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast. Tune in here for more:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

1 year

When a friend sent me this, I almost spat out my coffee. With the number of pictures of dead and maimed Afghans I've seen in the last few months, I cannot understand who would think it's a good idea to recognize the Taliban.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

The Afghanistan Project Podcast is the result of more than a decade pursuing the betterment of Afghanistan. This is a vital time to highlight issues facing Afghans. I hope you’ll all listen, and share with friends, family, and colleagues. Episode One:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Is it just me, or has Western media coverage of events in Afghanistan declined even more in the last few weeks?

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Getting information from US government agencies about Afghan evacuations has become almost impossible. Their blocking of key details from the public and from volunteers doing USG work (for free) is an affront to the nation. Latest:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

The government continues to try and skirt the timing requirements within SIV guidelines - my latest has insights from Adam Bates from @IRAP & @jeff_phaneuf from @n1leftbehind , and stories from concerned Afghan applicants.

US continues to fail Afghan allies needing rescue - Washington Examiner

Opinion US continues to fail Afghan allies needing rescue By Beth Bailey March 18, 2023 06:00 AM Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email Print Opinion US continues to fail Afghan allies needing rescue By...

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Two Afghan teen girls recovering with US help after being kidnapped and gang raped by multiple Talibs for weeks. Though the girls are together and have hope, we must fight for the girls with none. Latest: #prayforafghanistan #canttrustthetaliban #GFA

Taliban fighters kidnapped and gang-raped Tajik teenagers - Washington Examiner

Since their August 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban have utilized rape and forced marriage to terrorize Afghan women. While the Taliban deny the evidence of such claims, two Afghan teenagers...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

6 months

It was an honor to host @shawnjvandiver and @Andy_J_Sullivan to talk about developments within Congress that could allow for authorization of 12,000 additional special immigrant visas in Ep. 47 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

1 year

The SIV program continues to face serious backlogs that imperil our allies, like “Sayyid,” whose story I have been following since early 2022. My latest is on @FoxNews

Afghan allies who risked lives to help US lost in red tape

Special immigrant visa applicants who supported the U.S. government in Afghanistan face more than a five-year wait to find safety amid Taliban efforts to find and kill former enemies.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

In October, I met up with an Afghanistan enthusiast who happens to live in my tiny town in rural Michigan. We talked non-stop about AFG for 2.5 hours, and joked about how one of us should start a podcast. The joking is over. Tonight, we start recording. #moredoinglesstalking

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

8 months

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, after a 337 percent increase in antisemitic incidents in the US following Oct. 7 attacks, we must teach our youth about the reality of hatred & its consequences. Here's how I do it, from my latest @dcexaminer

Amid rising antisemitism, teach children about the Holocaust - Washington Examiner

As an amateur scholar of the Holocaust, I have agonized over whether and how much information children should receive about the devastating antisemitism that spawned the destruction of 6 million...

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

I can't even begin to imagine how terrible our SIV applicants feel while they're waiting on processing and living without employment or hope under the Taliban. I'm having a lot of emotions about it myself right now because I feel like I'm pushing boulders up endless hills.

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@BWBailey85

2 years

American NGOs are running out of funds to assist vulnerable Afghans as economic decline in Afghanistan impacts people from all walks of life My latest:

Afghanistan goes from bad to worse - Washington Examiner

Desperation among Afghans from all walks of life is again on the rise. Prices continue to spike, donor fatigue has hit nongovernmental organizations hard, and Taliban rulings affect economic partic...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

In our first episode of The Afghanistan Project Podcast, @jeff_phaneuf pulled no punches about the future facing SIV applicants. Still haven’t watched? Follow the link:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

11 months

Tomorrow at 8 AM EST, @shawnjvandiver talks @afghanevac wins and struggles, Pakistan deportation policy and Afghan Adjustment Act for Ep. 32 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast. Subscribe & enable notifications to be notified when the episode drops.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

21 days

Episode 64 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast features East Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore and former Texas prosecutor Joe Maida IV discussing the threats to Afghan prosecutors, and efforts to assist them through fundraising.

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@BWBailey85

2 years

All these Talifans talking about the lines on my forehead. 🤣 You mean the ones that occur when I'm passionately advocating for the humans imperiled by your buddies? My skin care routine is fine, thanks. But your misogyny is showing.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

4 months

Find @BlaiseMisztal at @jinsadc weighing in on how IDF's use of AI technology is likely reducing civilian casualties during operations in Gaza. Latest has insights from @jconricus

Israeli-deployed AI in Gaza likely helps IDF reduce civilian casualties, expert says

The Israeli Defense Forces' use of AI has helped them to minimize civilian casualties while operating in a war zone where Hamas terrorists are located within and beneath civilian structures.

www.foxnews.com

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Several weeks ago, an evac friend sent me photos a woman whose Taliban husband flayed her open with a knife because she dared confront him about the boys he keeps for bacha bazi. I don't know if she survived. I am so tired of holding these stories inside. They need to come out.

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@BWBailey85

8 months

"There is no Taliban 2.0" Grateful to have passionate, immensely-informed @heatherbarr1 talk through the decline in women's rights post-Taliban-takeover in Ep. 39 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast. #listentoafghanwomen For more:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

I’m often asked by Afghans - primarily allies with SIV or P-status referrals - whether they should move to Pakistan. I always advise against it, for the reasons Alexa Greenwald mentions in the latest TAPP episode Watch here:

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Beth W. Bailey

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11 months

When I hear from Afghan women that they're dying in the Taliban's Afghanistan, I don't think it's in any way hyperbolic. It tears at my heart. What more can be done to help women get their rights in Afghanistan?

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Beth W. Bailey

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2 years

If I provided aid and assistance to every Afghan who reached out with a devastating story and a demonstrable need for help, I would be bankrupt in days. I wish I had the means to give support. More importantly, I wish Afghans hadn't been thrust into such desperate conditions.

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2 years

It is a travesty that Afghans can enter the US by risking their lives to travel to the Mexican border from Brazil more easily than by utilizing the SIV and P1 and P2 programs (or via the totally worthless option of humanitarian parole)

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8 months

"The Taliban are a temporary, devastating dystopia, but they will pass...People will rebuild Afghanistan and it will be a more rights-respecting society." From Ep. 39 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast with @heatherbarr1 :

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Beth W. Bailey

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2 years

Many people are asking me for help speeding up their SIV. I empathize with everyone stuck in Afghanistan who wishes to quickly be taken to a safer location. Unfortunately, I don't have the ability to speed up SIV processing, and no one I know has that ability.

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Beth W. Bailey

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8 months

If you want to know what bravery looks like, this is it:

Heather Barr

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Afghan women are still protesting

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1 year

Can we now say that US aid is going to the Taliban, as I intimated several weeks ago? Can we now all collectively scream because 152,000 SIV applicants are stuck in Afghanistan? Can we ask, “Why????”

Taliban may be getting bulk of US aid sent to Afghanistan

A government watchdog says US officials can't say how much of the money is going to help civilians and how much is being stolen.

www.militarytimes.com

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@BWBailey85

1 month

"The plight of Afghan women is a human rights crisis with global repercussions. In our interconnected world, the suffering of one nation affects us all." Absolutely spot-on assessment from @NahidFattahi

Afghan Women and Girls, Silenced By the Taliban’s Gender Apartheid

On the anniversary of the Taliban takeover, the world has abandoned Afghan women.

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2 years

1) Afghanistan took over my life once more during/after the withdrawal, but it has only been around 11 months that I've completely upended my existence to cover the post-withdrawal fallout that Afghans and evacuation volunteers experience firsthand every day.

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@BWBailey85

7 months

If Congress doesn’t authorize additional special immigrant visas for 147,000+ Afghan applicants, the SIV program will run through ~8,000 remaining visas in Sept. Latest @dcexaminer with @shawnjvandiver @afghanevac and @Andy_J_Sullivan @n1leftbehind

Is the US giving up on Afghan allies? - Washington Examiner

Without congressional intervention, Afghan allies who risked their lives for U.S. personnel may lose access to the special immigrant visas they were promised.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

9 months

1/ Next year, @Mikaelcook89 and I want to talk about women's issues in AFG, Afghan refugees in the US, Afghans awaiting aid in AFG or third countries, and veterans/volunteers impacted by AFG. We also want to host veterans for in-depth talks about their AFG deployments.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Afghan families take on immense risk to smuggle themselves from Brazil to U.S.-Mexico border. This route is likely responsible for the more than 1,000 percent increase in Afghan encounters with Customs and Border Protection in first ten months of FY22.

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@BWBailey85

2 years

Afghan allies prepare for harsh winter, especially as US NGOs struggle to raise funds for support operations. The US government may have moved on from Afghanistan, but individuals can make a life-saving difference that honors the men and women who worked with us. Latest:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

11 months

"Life is short and brutal again," @jason_c_howk told The Afghanistan Project in Ep. 33, which features Jason's extensive AFG history, and @GFAfghanistan support to Afghan diaspora seeking peace. Subscribe/enable notifications for tomorrow's 8 AM drop.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Merry Christmas, every one (except the Talibs)

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 years

Afghan employees of US company Olive Group are threatened by Taliban, and ineligible for SIV because they worked on contracts paid for by UN, GIRoA My latest:

For some Afghans, the hope of a future comes down to a contract’s originator - Washington Examiner

This is the eighth installment in a Washington Examiner series detailing the struggles of Afghan activists and allies affected by the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.U.S. company Olive...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

3 years

The Taliban's efforts to destroy 20 years of progress in Afghanistan have been thorough and effective, but the Afghans who are managing to get past the media stranglehold and tell the world what the Taliban are truly doing have averted further crisis. Heroes, every one.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

The Taliban continue cracking down on the women of Afghanistan, and the world continues to respond with words. What should be the international response to the systematic theft of women's freedoms?

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

11 months

Any woman in the West who likes to travel alone wherever she wants, work in any field she wishes, wear whatever clothing suits her, study beyond the sixth grade, and participate in the government should be making some serious noise for her sisters in Afghanistan with no rights.

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

10 months

Tomorrow at 8 AM, Ep. 36 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast drops with @Parwanisahil21 about his experience in the ANSF, the final days before Taliban takeover, and the @afgunitedfront Subscribe and enable notifications for updates:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Are the complexities of the SIV/P-1/P-2 programs meant to exclude all but the most connected applicants? I'm grateful for all the knowledge sharing between the various volunteers in the evac community. (Also, please, someone prove my hypothesis wrong!)

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

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More from Ep. 64 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast ft. Hillar Moore and Joe Maida IV talking about the dire need to protect Afghan prosecutors:

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Beth W. Bailey

@BWBailey85

2 years

Does anyone know what is holding up the processing of our Priority-1 and Priority-2 applicants to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program who are stuck in Pakistan? Some bigwigs in evac say it’s not the U.S. I call bogus. (I also call the Welcome Corps bogus)

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