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U.S. closes first temporary housing site for Afghan evacuees as resettlement accelerates
CBS ^ | 17 November 2021 | CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ

Posted on 11/19/2021 2:19:32 AM PST by blueplum

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced it stopped housing evacuated Afghans at one of the military sites that has accommodated them since the summer, citing the increased pace of their resettlement within the U.S.

The last group of Afghan families housed at Fort Lee, Virginia, left the U.S. Army post on Wednesday to be resettled in communities across the country, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.

More than 25,000 Afghans relocated to the U.S. following the Taliban's conquest of their homeland have departed domestic military installations to start new lives in America...

...As of Wednesday, 45,000 evacuees from Afghanistan remained at the other temporary housing sites at seven military installations in Indiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Virginia and Wisconsin. ...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanrefugees; bidenblunders; refugees; resettlement; usmilitary
August 31 out, Nov 18 - and we've only got 1/3 settled?
1 posted on 11/19/2021 2:19:32 AM PST by blueplum
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I hear there is plum real estate in NYC and the Vineyard even DC. I’m sure they will be welcomed there, as well as LA and Chicago and Baltimore.


2 posted on 11/19/2021 2:25:52 AM PST by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: blueplum

70,000 Afghan Interpreters” ????

Convince me.....


3 posted on 11/19/2021 9:34:37 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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