Buses transporting Afghan special immigrant applicants from Dulles International Airport arrive at Fort Lee outside of Petersburg on July 30. The military post is providing temporary housing, health screenings and initial services to what is expected to be about 3,500 Afghan evacuees who are being relocated to the United States. They helped U.S. troops during the war in Afghanistan and their lives, and those of their families, would be in danger by the Taliban if they remain.
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First wave of Afghan evacuees arrive at Fort Lee
It has been nearly two weeks since the first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, including scores of children and babies in arms, to resettlement in the United States, and officials at Fort Lee are calling the operation a success so far.
