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Sacramento’s Tour de World Relief in News
Fox 40 News reached out to hear more about our Tour de World Relief event held at the Sacramento office on June 1st.
Read MoreYour Family is Coming: The Long Road to Reunion for Refugees
Everyday, people like Ibrahim make the painful decision to leave their homes due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and climate-related factors. Their journeys are often marked by loss, separation and worry for those left behind. For ten years, Ibrahim carried the weight of being separated from his family. This is his story of…
Read More20 Ways to Learn More About Refugees
Over the past year, crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine have reminded us of the devastating impacts of war — especially on those forced to flee their homes. Around the world, a record breaking 100 million people have been forcibly displaced. Of those, 26.6 million are considered refugees, having fled across an international border due to…
Read More‘Nobody wants to live in that situation’: Local Afghan refugee watches news coverage of home country
“There are explosions. Explosives in schools, mosques; nobody wants to live in that situation.” Milad Ghaznavi, 18, from Afghanistan, shares his experience fleeing from the Taliban and being reunited with his family here in Durham.
Read MoreResettlement agencies gear up as Afghan refugees arrive in NC. Here’s how you can help.
Fatema Mohammadi, an Afghan refugee who came to Durham, N.C. from Kabul, Afghanistan with some of her family members, shares her thoughts and fears on the Taliban takeover of her home. Her younger sister, Zahra Mohammadi, translated her words. BY JULIA WALL
Read More‘Every single Afghan just lost their soul’: NC families fear for safety of loved ones still in Afghanistan
Refugee organizations in Raleigh and Durham, such as World Relief Durham and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants said they’ve already taken in a few families and are expecting an influx of Afghan SIVs over the next few weeks. WAKE FOREST N.C. (WNCN)
Read MoreRaleigh, Durham to expect arrival of Afghan refugees in coming weeks, nonprofit says
After aiding U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the Habib family was targeted by the Taliban. In October 2020, they arrived in Memphis on SIV visas.
Read MoreI helped U.S. troops in Afghanistan. I’m safe now, but I worry for friends I left behind.
After aiding U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the Habib family was targeted by the Taliban. In October 2020, they arrived in Memphis on SIV visas.
Read MoreI helped U.S. troops in Afghanistan. I’m safe now, but I worry for friends I left behind.
After aiding U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the Habib family was targeted by the Taliban. In October 2020, they arrived in Memphis on SIV visas.
Read MoreI helped U.S. troops in Afghanistan. I’m safe now, but I worry for friends I left behind.
Program participant Seeta Habib and her family were resettled through World Relief Memphis in October 2020 through the special immigrant visa program. She and her husband had served as interpreters and journalists for U.S. forces in their home country, and they were consequently targeted by the Taliban. This is her story. When the Taliban took power…
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