Afghanistan

Delaware has welcomed the most refugees at once with 10 families coming from Afghanistan in October.

The evacuation Afghan refugees and U.S. personnel from Afghanistan in August was a massive undertaking. Operation Allies Refuge is considered the largest noncombatant evacuation operation in history And Dover Air Force Base's 3rd Airlift Squadron played a role.Capt. Travis Parrott and Senior Airman Duncan Copley were among those involved and this week offer their firsthand accounts.

When the U.S brought tens of thousands of refugees here from Afghanistan in August, many families, including ten here in Delaware, arrived with almost nothing, seeking a better life.What’s next for these refugees? Each story is different – but Delaware Public Media’s Roman Battaglia recently got some insight from Sadiq, a former Afghan interpreter who fled his country in 2017 and came to Delaware.

A total of 37,000 Afghan evacuees are expected to find new homes in communities across the country in the coming weeks. Delaware expects to welcome ten…

President Biden is tapping former Gov. Jack Markell to serve as his liaison on resettling Afghan refugees in the United States. Markell, a two-term…

Delaware’s senators are already formulating plans to build relationships with the new Afghan government. Tuesday is the deadline set by President Biden to…

While none have landed here yet, Delaware could see an influx of refugees from Afghanistan at any time. Over 20,000 Afghan refugees could be arriving on…

The last Vietnam veteran in the U.S. Senate sees striking similarities between the pull out from Vietnam and what’s happening in Afghanistan. As U.S.…