Anu Subramaniam has been volunteering with the IRC in Silver Spring office for a year as a youth tutor. She sees her volunteer service intimately linked to her work to "enforce access and equity in a world that does not."

The crisis in Afghanistan is putting the lives of thousands of people at risk, including those who supported the U.S. Learn what you can do to help Afghans.

American aid is a mighty defense against conflict, poverty and despair, especially in countries where war and violence has forced millions to flee from the places they once called home.