Afghan refugees are arriving in the Bay Area with nothing
Farhad Yousafzai, who came to the US in 2014 on a Special Immigrant Visa and has worked with refugee organizations since then, is trying to help people leave Afghanistan — including some of his own family members — and support those resettling. He says refugees are arriving in the Bay Area in shock and with nothing. As of Sunday, the US had evacuated nearly 28,000 from Afghanistan since August 14. The Bay Area’s Afghan communities had been raising the alarm about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan for weeks. Yousafzai talks about what he’s hearing from people in Afghanistan and how to help those arriving in the U.S. now.
Civic · Mel Baker, Laura Wenus
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The Burma Refugee Family Network recommended finding local aid groups through regional Refugee, Asylee and Immigrant Forums. These forums coordinate refugee nonprofit organizations in San Francisco, Santa Clara County, and the East Bay.
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