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  Our housemate is an Afghan refugee who fled the Taliban

  In August 2021, the United States’ longest standing war came to an end as the military withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban fundamentalist group returned to power. Thousands of Afghan people became refugees and came to the U.S. One of those people is Abdul Nasir. RadioActive’s Micah Riggio lives with Abdul, and has this story of how his family hosts refugees like Abdul as they begin new lives in Seattle.
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  How the West Coast seafood industry feels the impact of the war in Ukraine

  Before Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, American exports of Pacific hake — or whiting — to Ukraine added up to nearly $95 million worth of fish. But that market’s been gutted in wake of the ongoing hostilities.

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  From unexpected invasion to unyielding resolve, Seattleite documents a year of war in Ukraine

  On February 23, 2022, Ukrainians went to bed in a country on the brink. For months, Russian military forces were stationed near the border, encircling Ukraine on three sides. The U.S. intelligence community told the world to brace for an invasion. But many observers questioned if war was in Vladimir Putin’s plans. The worst-case scenario was confirmed the next morning, when Putin announced a "special military operation." Soundside host Libby Denkmann caught up with David Tagliani, a Seattleite volunteering on the ground in Ukraine with the aid organization Stay Safe UA.
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  Photos: Russian air strikes hit targets in Lviv, Kharkiv and across Ukraine

  Russia continues to work to get control of eastern Ukraine as the country's forces refuse to surrender.

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  Doctors in Chernihiv bear witness to their hospital's fate after Russian shelling

  It was a sunny day in mid-March. The sky was blue. It felt like spring. Then the attack began on City Hospital No. 2. Doctors tell what it was like — and what's going on now.
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  'If we get in trouble, we won't call NATO or the US. We'll call the Ukrainians'

  As Russia continues its violent invasion of Ukraine, the people of another former Soviet state are bracing for the war to reach them.
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  Week in Review: Atomic weapons, masks, and Daylight Saving Time

  Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut's Knute Berger, Seattle Met's Allison Williams, and the Seattle Times Amanda Zhou.
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  Why this Ukrainian exchange student left Seattle for a war zone back home

  One University of Washington exchange student left Seattle and returned home to Ukraine to provide humanitarian aid.
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  Russia's strike on Ukraine maternity hospital is part of a terrible wartime tradition

  The attack on the facility in Mariupol reflects an unfortunate trend in wars in Syria, Ethiopia and other countries. The impact on health care in the short-term and the long run is beyond devastating.

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  The humble bravery of a young neurologist from Kyiv

  Aleksandra Shchebet fled Kyiv when the bombing began, found refuge in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk — and decided to stay and help her country in any way she could.

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