(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is honoring refugees from Afghanistan who have relocated to Utah. During a ceremony yesterday at the State Capitol, Cox greeted some of the 900 refugees who have resettled in the state. The refugees were also applauded by members of the Utah House, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — More than seven-hundred refugees from Afghanistan are expected to arrive in Utah in the coming months. Governor Spencer Cox’s Office says Utah will take in 765 refugees and most of them have been granted humanitarian parole due to threats to their safety. Officials added that […]
(Midvale, UT) — Family and friends of a Utah Marine killed in Afghanistan are preparing to lay him to rest later this week at Arlington National Cemetery. A memorial ceremony for Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover was held Saturday at Hillcrest High School in Midvale. His fiancee paid tribute to Hoover […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is expected to see over 700 Afghan refugees resettle here in the coming months. Governor Spencer Cox says the state expects around 765 Afghan refugees to arrive, and they are working with agencies, humanitarian groups, private sector leaders, Afghans in Utah and engaged citizens […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The first Afghan refugee to arrive in Utah since the nation’s swift takeover by the Taliban is a man who built a life as an air-traffic controller in Kabul before he had to flee. Azim Kakaie said Thursday that his wife tried to leave the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah marine who died in a horrific suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport was a young boy when the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 happened but he already knew he wanted to serve. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the uncle of Staff Sgt. Taylor […]
NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Seeing the Afghanistan government collapse quickly to the Taliban following the departure of U.S. forces from the country is tough for Jennie Taylor. The Standard-Examiner reports she is nevertheless adamant that the U.S. push to promote democracy in the nation were still worth it. Her […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is offering help in resettling refugees fleeing Afghanistan after the Taliban suddenly swept to power following the U.S. withdrawal. The Republican sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday saying the state is eager to help Afghans, especially those who […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An investigative report by the U.S. Army found that an Afghan commando who fatally shot a Utah mayor serving in the National Guard in 2018 had planned the killing for weeks. The report that was obtained through a public records request by the Standard-Examiner newspaper in […]
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — A 25-year-old Army helicopter pilot killed in a crash in Afghanistan will be buried Monday at Brigham City Cemetery in northern Utah. Officials said CW2 Kirk Fuchigami Jr. was one of two Army pilots killed in the Nov. 20 crash while providing security for ground troops […]
