Tag: Afghan Refugees
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Five years from the fall of Afghanistan: A refugee’s plight
Danger was never far away. “The International Assistance Mission told us two days before the Taliban were coming to the city,” Fatima H. said. “The next day, after the Taliban took over Kabul, it was horrible just to leave the house for grocery shopping, especially the people who were working with USAID or the military.” For a…
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Refugees still transitioning one year after the fall of Afghanistan
A year after American troops evacuated from Afghanistan, two Afghans with ties to Colorado formerly profiled by The Gazette are transitioning to a new life. According to a March 2022 report from the Association of Wartime Allies, 78,000 Afghan allies were left behind when American troops evacuated. FAHIMEH AMINI When Kabul fell, the Afghan scholar lost…
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Colorado’s support effort underway for Afghan refugees
After months of life-shattering uncertainty and loss, an Afghan family of three sat at a dining room table to eat breakfast on a recent morning at a facility in Colorado with perhaps a sigh of relief to know they’re almost home. They are the first of around 1,000 Afghan refugees in an unprecedented state-run program…
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Colorado organizations prepare for influx of Afghan refugees
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some of the anticipated thousands of refugees from Afghanistan’s emergency evacuation of workers who have aided American military will resettle in Colorado and Colorado Springs, but it’s too early to tell when and how many, officials said Wednesday. But the state’s three authorized resettlement agencies…