In the barren courtyard of the Diban Health Clinic, roughly a two-hour bumpy drive south of Deir ez-Zor, Syria, a group of local women, clad in colorful hijabs or black niqabs (Islamic garments), wait in line. A team of American Special Operations soldiers and their...
Posts: Middle East / Central Asia
Culinary diplomacy: Supporting Afghan refugees in Tajikistan
Crackles of boiling oil, scrapes of a metal ladle against a giant iron kazan, or Tajik cookpot, and rhythmic chopping of knives on wooden cutting boards created a cacophony that could only mean a delicious meal of Tajik osh, or palov, was to come. In Tajikistan, palov...
Cleaning up after ISIS: Removing explosives left behind in Syria
While ISIS was dislodged from the territory it once brutally ruled in Syria, the terror group left behind a deadly legacy. Countless land mines and explosives riddle the countryside, threatening lives and preventing displaced families from safely returning to their...
How we’re helping Afghans fleeing the Taliban
Greetings, It’s been one week since Spirit of America launched our Afghanistan Emergency Fund. Our entire team is focused on helping Afghans being evacuated by the United States. This includes frontline interpreters and other vulnerable groups, as well as their...
Afghanistan: What you can do to help
The tragic situation in Afghanistan is heartbreaking — one that all of us Americans, regardless of our political stripes and our views on the two-decade-long conflict, can unite behind. Our Spirit of America team is committed to doing what we can to help those Afghans...
Spirit of America’s Josh Brandon on CNN Right Now With Brianna Keilar
Meet the female Peshmerga fighters battling ISIS
Caring for Afghan evacuees in Qatar
Greetings, This past week, Spirit of America helped distribute 2,100 “farewell” care packages to the last Afghan evacuees in Qatar.More than 58,000 Afghans evacuated by the US government were flown to military facilities in Qatar, where they were processed and...
What your support makes possible
Greetings, In 2018, Spirit of America was able to implement 192 projects in support of our troops and diplomats. This is the most we’ve done in any one year. We would greatly appreciate your support as we wrap up our end of year. We're proud to share some photos from...