KABUL, Afghanistan – Aziz Royesh opens the doors to Marefat High School every morning with one eye gazing toward his country’s future -- and the other looking warily over his shoulder. One morning ...

Take a pin, stick it in a map of the world and chances are Simin Marefat has been there. A San Francisco nurse and health care volunteer, she's been to 62 countries - mostly in the Third World. She's ...

This month, the outgoing commander of America’s military effort in Afghanistan told Congress that the country the United States invaded more than 14 years ago was at “an inflection point.” The Taliban ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The commanding general of International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan, Gen. John R. Allen, visited an art exhibit and book signing Sept. 16, featuring artwork ...

Aziz Royesh is a man whose life has been defined by one over-arching ambition: He says he simply wants to be a teacher. At 46, he has achieved that goal in one of the most difficult and dangerous ...

MATTER OF SHIRIN MAREFAT, ap, v. ALI MAREFAT, res — Appeal by Shirin Marefat from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated August 23, 2013. By dated October 16, 2013, the appellant was ...

SHARAFEH-MAREFAT, MRS. MARY, was a devoted mother, a philanthropist and an empathetic friend to those who were in contact with her. Since her late husband, Mr. Hasan Marefat, passed away in 1982, she ...

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