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Official Statement from No One Left Behind on the Presidential Proclamation on the expanded travel ban: December 16, 2025 Today’s Presidential Proclamation, as written, risks ending the exemption that has so far allowed America’s closest wartime allies, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders, to finish their journey to safety. The policy change would go into effect on January 1, 2026. The proclamation would prevent relocation of Afghans who worked directly on behalf of

Official Announcement: Mandatory Deadline for New Chief of Mission (COM) Applications December 10, 2025 Dear friends, This is an important update regarding the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program and the upcoming mandatory deadline for new Chief of Mission (COM) applications. Final Deadline: December 31, 2025 The last day to submit a new COM application, DS-157, is December 31, 2025. Any application submitted after this date will not be accepted unless the United States Co

Official NOLB Statement on the Nov. 26 attack on West Virginia National Guardsmen November 26, 2025. No One Left Behind grieves the loss of National Guard Soldier Sarah Beckstrom, who died from injuries sustained in yesterday's attack. Our hearts break for her family, for Andrew Wolfe who continues fighting for his life, and for all those who knew and served alongside them. We condemn this act of violence in the strongest possible terms and support a full investigation and de

Nearly a decade ago, Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Annie Yu Kleiman deployed to Afghanistan as part of a Cultural Support Team, or American women who worked alongside U.S. special operations forces. Her mission was to train a select group of Afghan women for the Female Tactical Platoon (FTP), an elite unit that conducted combat missions and night raids with U.S. Army Rangers and other special operators. "They were in danger for being in the military, they were in danger for bein

FOB Salerno, Afghanistan – 2009 The mission was falling apart before it started. France Hoang needed to coordinate with local Afghan leaders for an operation. The cultural barriers were insurmountable. The linguistic gaps, wider. Trust? Nonexistent. Then Jabar stepped in. He was more than a security guard. He was the bridge. The translator of more than words, of intent, of tactics, of why a group of Americans needed these leaders to believe in them. "Without Jabar bridging th

Qalat, Afghanistan – 2007 JP's introduction to the cost of service came on a routine patrol. An IED. One American soldier killed. One interpreter, Abdul, killed beside him. "They faced the same threats we did," JP said. He served as Senior Enlisted Advisor on an Embedded Training Team from July 2007 to July 2008, working with the 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps, Afghan National Army. But Abdul's death wasn't the end of his family's nightmare. It was the beginning. "Our i

By No One Left Behind ARLINGTON, Va - After months of sustained advocacy, the U.S. government is resuming flight support for Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) starting this week. This represents meaningful progress toward fulfilling America’s commitment to those who served alongside U.S. forces, and we’re thankful the Administration has resumed this vital support. No One Left Behind (NOLB) launched emergency fligh

By The Afghan Future Fund and No One Left Behind New York, NY—Afghan Future Fund (AFF) and No One Left Behind (NOLB) are proud to announce the first round of awardees for the America’s Allies Scholarship Program (AASP) , a landmark program that provides financial assistance on a competitive basis to Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders who served with U.S. Armed Forces, enabling them to pursue a college degree or professional training in the United States.  A

By Matthew Marcellus, Director of Communications, No One Left Behind The Zaki family celebrate their six-month anniversary of arriving to the United States, Oct. 12, 2025, along with sponsors. Photo provided by Jane Patton. ARLINGTON, Va.  – When Arifa Zaki's work supporting American evacuation efforts made her family a Taliban target, the Virginia-based nonprofit No One Left Behind stepped in to provide what the U.S. government no longer could: a flight to safety. On April 9

My name is Zohra Neda. I was born and raised in Kabul and Balkh, Afghanistan. I completed both my schooling and university education in Afghanistan, graduating with a degree from the Faculty of Computer Science. Over the years, I have had the privilege of working with various international organizations. Between 2017 and 2018, I collaborated with Chemonics International on the Women in Government project in Kabul, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID

No One Left Behind is grateful the President is honoring America’s promise to our Afghan allies by including an exemption for Special...

Today (May 29, 2025), the Department of State sent a Congressional Notification including the following proposal: “The Coordinator for...

On March 21, 2025, Secretary Noem decided to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Afghanistan, which wasn’t made...

** UPDATE: AS OF SEPT 10, 2025, NO ONE LEFT BEHIND HAS SECURED 2,673 FLIGHTS. The nation’s oldest nonprofit dedicated to supporting...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ARLINGTON, Va., (Oct. 13, 2023)  – No One Left Behind  and Allied Airlift 21 , two non-profit organizations...