Media Coverage
Homeland Security Announces Immigration Fee Waivers for Afghan Evacuees
By Laura Acevedo, ABC10 News San Diego
November 9, 2021
Almost Hijacked? Officials Dispute Scare Amid Ongoing Afghanistan Evac
By Tara Copp, Defense One
October 13, 2021
Podcast with Shawn VanDiver hosted by Michelle Kosinski and Sir Richard Dearlove, One Decision Podcast
October 7, 2021
Lawmakers storm out of classified Afghanistan briefing after questions go unanswered
By Kylie Atwood, CNN
September 22, 2021
Welcome to America: Afghan arrivals greeted by the Bay Area – and its high cost of living
By Lakshmi Sarah, KQED
September 10, 2021
Veterans helping Afghans escape Taliban: ‘While the nation got angry, combat veterans got to work’
By Liberty Zabala, Fox 5 San Diego
September 4, 2021
Local Veterans Continue Work To Get Allies Out Of Afghanistan
An interview with Shawn VanDiver by Andrew Bracken and Maureen Cavanaugh, KPBS
September 3, 2021
‘The normal military rules are out’ — How veterans helped rescue scores of people from Afghanistan
By Haley Britzky, Task & Purpose
August 31, 2021
By Priya Sridar, NBC
August 30, 2021
Trapped in Afghanistan, Rescued by Volunteers: How a Handful of Americans Freed 5,000 Afghans
By Ben Kesling in Abu Dhabi and Michael M. Phillips in Washington, Wall Street Journal
August 29, 2021
A Sort Of ‘Digital Dunkirk,’ American Citizens Are Stepping In To Help Afghan Allies
Steve Walsh, NPR News
August 26, 2021
By Jonathan Baran, Alex Horton, and Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post
August 26, 2021
By Erik Edstrom, Politico
August 25, 2021
In Kabul, Private Rescue Efforts Grow Desperate as Time to Evacuate Afghans Runs Out
By Dion Nissenbaum, Wall Street Journal
August 25, 2021
By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN
August 25, 2021
This Is What the Afghan Evacuation Looks Like on the Inside
By Arash Azizzada, New York Times
August 24, 2021
By Ethan Barton, Fox News
August 23, 2021
By George Packer, The Atlantic
August 23, 2021
Afghan Americans in San Diego pressure Biden and Congress to act as Taliban takes over
By Kate Morriseey and Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union Tribune
August 22, 2021