The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs is now issuing commemorative Afghanistan and Iraq War medals ...

Two bills, signed into law by the governor in November 2023 created the New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal ...

Veterans can apply for the medals online through the Division of Military and Naval Affairs website. Applicants must be New ...

A museum honoring Medal of Honor recipients is set to open later this month, but the project is already dogged amid an ...

Firooza had just received a contract to play in the newly established Afghanistan's national women's team. In a matter of ...

New York State is paying tribute to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with the introduction of new commemorative medals.

The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs has begun issuing commemorative medals to honor veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. These medals, approved by the state legislature ...

LATHAM, New York--The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs is now issuing commemorative Afghanistan and Iraq War medals approved by the legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul in 2023.

She had to burn all her medals and certificates. "We have faced so many challenges leaving Afghanistan and starting a new life in Australia," Firooza told me. Their message to the ICC is simple.

Ahead of International Women's Day, I'm thinking about the millions of Afghan women and girls who continue to have their basic human rights denied. Afghanistan is no longer in the headlines as it once ...