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Advocates say public pressure helped the family of a slain Afghan interpreter receive approval for humanitarian parole, a status allowing those under immediate threat to seek refuge in the United States. A petition on Change.org calling for help tallied almost 150,000 signatures as of May 18, 2021. Screenshot/Change.org
Slain Afghan interpreter’s family approved to come to US, advocates say
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says the practice of local tax offices attempting to levy income tax penalties on U.S. troops in the country is doing damage to relations with Washington and putting the American troop presence at risk. Jesco Denze/German government
American ‘irritation’ over taxing of US troops must be dealt with, Germany’s top diplomat says

Germany’s future as a hub for US troops “will not come to fruition” unless local tax offices cease efforts to collect income tax from American military personnel in the country, Germany’s top diplomat said.

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