CA SR65

Honors and commemorates Private Mohammed Kahn, an Afghan immigrant and Muslim who enlisted in the Union Army on August 2, 1861, serving in Company E of the 43rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War

Recognizes Kahn as one of approximately 250 Muslim soldiers who fought in the Civil War and one of only two known Muslim veterans to receive a federal pension for their service

Acknowledges his valor in key battles including Malvern Hill, Spotsylvania, and Sailor's Creek, where he sustained injuries including a musket strike to the face and a gunshot wound

Notes the hardships Kahn faced, including being misidentified as a Blackfoot Indian due to language barriers and being wrongfully arrested and detained as a formerly enslaved person while on duty

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to Afghan American cultural organizations, Muslim American institutions, and Civil War historical societies