Nearly 50,000 Afghans resettled in U.S., 25,000 remain at military bases
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(Worthy News) – All Afghan evacuees have been processed and released from the Marine Corps base at Quantico, the Biden administration announced Thursday, shutting down the second of eight bases that had been housing the refugees who were rescued as part of the August airlift.
The other six bases remain as “safe havens” with about 25,000 evacuees still there.
About 49,000 Afghans have been processed and released, the government said. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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