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$100,000 initiative funds education and training for Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa holders; applications open July 13 and close July 27. NEW YORK and ARLINGTON, Va., July 13, 2026 – No One Left Behind (NOLB) and The Afghan Future Fund (AFF) are now accepting applications for the second round of the America's Allies Scholarship Program (AASP), a $100,000 initiative funding education and training for Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders living in the

Tell Your Representative: Cosponsor the Bera and Crow Afghan Allies Amendments! Congress is considering amendments supporting the Afghan SIV program in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). We need your help to include these critical provisions in this must-pass legislative package. Bera #938 would reinforce that it is United States policy to support our Afghan allies through the Afghan SIV program and refugee admissions. Crow #1144 would extend the

Tell Your Representative: Cosponsor the Afghan SIV Amendments! Congress is considering amendments supporting the Afghan SIV program in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and State Department Appropriations (NSRP). We need your help to include these critical provisions in these must-pass legislative packages. For Appropriations, Rep. Jason Crow is leading amendments with longstanding bipartisan support to extend the Afghan SIV program through 2027,

More than 1,000 Afghan evacuees are currently at Camp As Sayliyah (CAS), a U.S. facility and former military base in Qatar, all of whom were moved to CAS by the U.S. government (USG) with the intention of swift and safe resettlement. However, the Administration had pursued negotiations to move these families to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which would have put these Afghan evacuees at great risk. Our partners in Congress are leading a bipartisan effort to support “secure

My name is Karim. Years ago, I made a decision that seemed small at the time — I accepted a job as an interpreter with a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan. I was young. I didn’t realize that choice would follow me for the rest of my life. Working as an interpreter was nothing like people imagine. We weren’t sitting behind desks translating documents. We were out front — walking through villages, valleys, and mountain roads alongside U.S. troops. We were often the

A broken program, a years-long obstruction, and what America still owes its wartime allies By Matthew Marcellus, No One Left Behind In February 2020, Charles Wintermeyer agreed to write a letter. He had known the man for whom he was writing for over a decade. They had served together in Zabul province, southern Afghanistan, at a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). A straightforward recommendation was needed. A confirmation that Wintermeyer had worked with this person, that

ARLINGTON, VA — On March 14, Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal tragically passed away, less than 24 hours after being taken into ICE custody. Nazeer had served alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan and had an asylum case in processing. His cause of death is not yet determined. We mourn his passing. He leaves behind a wife and six children, including an infant. No family should face this reality. Mr. Paktyawal’s family and the public deserve answers. No One Left Behind calls for a ful

Tell Your Representative: Support Our Afghan Allies in Fiscal Year 2027! The House Committee on Appropriations is crafting the government spending package for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27). This is an important legislative opportunity that has historically included critical provisions to support our Afghan allies – increasing the number of Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) the Afghan SIV program can issue to bring vetted allies to safety and conducting oversight on the operation of th

Media Contact: Matthew Marcellus | Media@nooneleft.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Feb. 11, House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats held a shadow hearing discussing the relocation pathways that directly affect our Afghan wartime allies. Although shadow hearings are held by the minority and are not formally included in the legislative process, it platformed the sustained bipartisan work by U.S. veterans to keep the promise to our Afghan allies. We are grateful for our p