In October I had the opportunity to travel to Albania and visit with the group of 121 Afghan evacuees that Spirit of America was supporting. As I entered the hotel compound in Shëngjin where the evacuees are staying – an area that had essentially become an impromptu...
Dr. Payab was at work the Sunday that the Taliban took Kabul for a second time. He told his colleagues to go home and destroy any sensitive documents. What was normally a five-minute drive home took Dr. Payab one hour as he navigated the crowded and chaotic streets,...
Prior to the fall of Kabul, Hasib was a PhD holder and worked as a minister of agriculture in Afghanistan. His wife was starting her last year of medical school. Hasib could remember when the Taliban first invaded Afghanistan 20 years ago and he was forced to flee his...
Greetings, Over the past month, Spirit of America helped with the evacuation of 121 Afghans from Kabul to Albania, and is now supporting them in Albania while they navigate the long and complex resettlement process. On August 26, I received a call from Congresswoman...
Dear supporters, We hope you are enjoying your summer so far! July has been a busy month for Spirit of America, as our project managers have been all over the globe providing high-impact support for US service members and their local partners. Here are some highlights...
Greetings, We're just back from a trip to eastern Ukraine, where one of America's key partners is in a fight for security and peace. It's not well understood that Russia invaded Ukraine and launched a war. More than 10,000 people have been killed. Fighters backed by...
Greetings, Spirit of America recently conducted a second round of support for the US-led training mission in western Ukraine. As we shared with you before, the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade is providing critical training to their counterparts. The 173rd is the...
Greetings from Kiev, We just returned early this morning from the Antiterrorist Operation (ATO) Zone in southeastern Ukraine, where separatists and Russian soldiers have been waging war on Ukraine for the last two years. The violence has surged in recent weeks. Five...
