ST. LOUIS WELCOMES 1,000 AFGHAN EVACUEES

Written By Amy Himebaugh

Jeremy D. Goodwin | St. Louis Public Radio

“Political and business leaders are pledging to relocate at least 1,000 Afghan refugees to the St. Louis region. Taliban forces have taken over the country in recent days after the collapse of the U.S.-backed government.

St. Louis is one of 19 locations the federal government designated as destinations for Afghans with Special Immigration Visas, which are available to individuals who worked with U.S. military forces.

“They worked alongside of our troops to help keep them safe,” Mayor Tishaura Jones said after a Thursday morning press event at the International Institute of St. Louis. “This is a debt we should repay to them.””

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