Last Afghan refugees leave NJ base after chaotic evacuation
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February 20, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last of thousands of Afghan refugees who awaited resettlement at eight U.S. military installations departed Saturday from a base in New Jersey, completing a journey that started with the chaotic evacuation from Kabul in August.
With assistance from refugee resettlement organizations, Afghans evacuated after their country fell to the Taliban have been gradually leaving the military bases in recent months and starting new lives in communities throughout the United States.
The U.S. admitted 76,000 Afghans as part of Operation Allies Welcome, the largest resettlement of refug...
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