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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

This week, Congress returns to consider issues including the path forward for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Despite the NDAA’s role improving the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) programs on eight previous occasions, this year’s NDAA so far excludes our Afghan allies. Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) have filed a necessary, bipartisan amendment to extend the Afghan SIV program through 2027. Extending this lifesaving program is crucial for securing eli

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

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My name is Amena Saddat, a woman who once lived in Afghanistan, where I worked for eight years as a teacher at a public school. Those...

Today marks the fourth anniversary of the Fall of Kabul - a day that changed everything for tens of thousands of Afghan allies who risked...

As Congress takes its August recess, it is important that leaders and the public understand the extraordinary conditions putting our...

The Fulfilling Promises to Afghan Allies Act (FPAAA) makes critical reforms to secure our wartime allies still in Afghanistan. It also ensures Afghans who the U.S. government evacuated can submit to additional vetting to apply for lasting protection in the United States. Our partners in Congress have now reintroduced this necessary legislation, and Congress needs to hear from you – their constituent – that they need to stand with our Afghan allies as a cosponsor of the Fulfil

The Afghan Adjustment Act (AAA) makes critical reforms to secure our wartime allies still in Afghanistan. It also ensures Afghans who the...

We have reached the final chapter in Ibrahim’s SIV journey. After 15 long years of waiting, reapplying, and living in limbo, he finally...

This is part 4 of a 5-part series about Ibrahim’s journey to the United States.  After 15 long years of waiting, four interviews, and...

This is part 3 of a 5-part series about Ibrahim’s journey to the United States.  You can hear it in his voice: the frustration, the sense...

This is part 2 of a 5-part series about Ibrahim’s journey to the United States.  When an Iraqi or Afghan ally chose to serve the United...

This is part 1 of a 5-part series about Ibrahim’s journey to the United States.  Meet Ibrahim, aka B.  He served as an interpreter for...

As the US government considers policies impacting protections for Afghans in the United States and allies still abroad, it is important...

Join us for a virtual briefing at to learn more about the recent policy changes (including the recent travel ban) impacting our Afghan...

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

You may have seen the headlines  reporting that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for Afghanistan have been removed and are...

Zalmai Sharifi’s life took a dramatic and irreversible turn when he and his family were flown from Albania to Seattle, Washington. As the...

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