Afghanistan Archives - California Globe

Sacramento Braces for Wave of Traumatized Afghani Refugees

September 13, 2021 10:02 amSeptember 13, 2021 10:02 am

There are more Afghans in Sacramento County — 9700 according to the US Census—than in any other county in America. Add to that another 2,000 in Yolo, Sutter, Placer and El Dorado counties and one can see why northern California has...

More Than 30 California School Children Trapped In Afghanistan After U.S. Pullout

September 2, 2021 3:39 pm

According to statements from school districts in Sacramento and San Diego, more than 30 children are trapped in Afghanistan following the U.S. pullout earlier this week. While the exact number of students continues to change due to delays in Afghan-Americans...

Hollywood Animal Rights Activists Lose Their Bark

September 2, 2021 5:25 amSeptember 2, 2021 5:35 am

Hollywood’s credibility has had a very bad month. In trying to carry water for President Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, celebrities have been exposed more than ever as partisan actors on Middle East conflicts, the plight of women and...

Hollywood is Obsessed with Gay Rights – When Convenient

August 30, 2021 6:26 amAugust 31, 2021 3:06 pm

The United States is one of the most pro-gay countries in the world. In a relatively short period of time a minority group that was outcast from society, maligned by both major political parties, ignored during the AIDS epidemic and...

Tinseltown Ignores the Taliban

August 24, 2021 2:30 amSeptember 5, 2021 7:20 am

The precipitous pullout of American troops from Afghanistan has created an unmitigated disaster. What many are describing as a “Saigon Moment” for this administration, exhibited a tragic display of inept leadership from Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Jake Sullivan, Anthony Blinken,...

Afghanistan Suffering Doesn’t Count in Hollywood

August 12, 2021 3:15 pmAugust 31, 2021 8:44 am

In Spring, the world saw one of the bigger recent skirmishes between Israel and Palestine. Shortly after the Biden administration sent $235 million in aid to Palestine, rocket fire began, and Israel’s Iron Dome was put to the test. Hollywood,...