Afghan refugees

Proceeds from the dinner at the Wharf will go to helping refugees resettle in the U.S. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke with the chefs and has more on how people in the area are helping refugees in their time of need.

News 4’s Cory Smith shows us how Afghan refugees are already becoming part of the Northern Virginia community.

Over the last two weeks, nearly 63,000 people, including refugees, have arrived in the United States following the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Some of the Afghan refugees, initially processed at the Dulles Expo Center, are starting to settle into life in Northern Virginia. Fairfax County Public Schools says it has added 61 Afghan refugee students to its rolls. This…

United Airlines flight crews speak about their experiences working on flights taking Afghan refugees to the United States. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

Flight attendant Hope Williams is among those who greet and comfort Afghan refugees as they finally make it on a flight out.

An Alexandria woman has succeeded in bringing her niece and nephew to the U.S., but the family’s reunification is still not quite complete. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

An emotional reunion between two children who arrived in the U.S. from Afghanistan and their aunt who lives in Northern Virginia was caught on video — but their ordeal is far from over.

A U.S. official says the United States plans to send Afghan evacuees who require more screening to a site in Kosovo

Local chefs launched an effort on the Wharf to support Afghan refugees. Tommy McFly reports.

An Afghan American man has been working to help Afghan refugees arriving in Northern Virginia while trying to get his own family out of Afghanistan.

News4’s Derrick Ward reports that march organizers worry that women are being forgotten as the U.S. evacuates the country.

As the U.S. rushes to evacuate Americans and allies from Afghanistan, a growing number of Republicans are questioning why the U.S. should take in Afghan citizens who worked side by side with Americans

The U.S. government has opened a mass COVID-19 vaccination site for arriving Afghans near Dulles International Airport, where thousands fleeing the Taliban are now arriving daily

Thousands of Afghan evacuees are arriving in Northern Virginia and being temporarily housed at the Dulles Expo Center after leaving behind their entire lives in Afghanistan. News4’s Shomari Stone explains how to help those refugees.

A group of University of Maryland students met with Afghan refugees Friday to clean up a creek in Riverdale. As they cleaned together, the refugees shared their stories with the international studies students. “I think these will be my great future friends,” Muhammad Bilal Wali, an Afghan refugee, said. Wali came to the U.S. 16 months ago. He said his…

Dozens of University of Maryland’s International Studies students partnered with Afghan refugees to clean a creek near an apartment complex that welcomes citizens from around the world. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins explains how cleaning a community is helping to build community.

Local families are already stepping up, providing shelter and donating furniture and clothing. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

There is an outpouring of giving underway in Northern Virginia as thousands of Afghan refugees arrived to the area. Some residents are even opening up their homes and rental properties to Afghans in need. “We just couldn’t just sit back and sit on our hands, and we wanted to do something,” said Andy Semmel. Semmel and his partner Cynthia...

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says Dulles International Airport will no longer be the sole entry point for Afghan evacuees

Some of the last flights to leave Afghanistan before the terror attack near the Kabul airport on Thursday arrived at Dulles International Airport.  A row of airplanes sat stationary at Dulles for hours. Commissary trucks could be seen bringing food and water to people on board.  One man who escaped Kabul described a harrowing journey. In a place crawling with...