Afghan refugees

A 2-year-old Afghan boy has been reunited with his parents in the U.S. after having been stuck in Afghanistan for nine months, his father told NBC News.

A clinic in Northern Virginia saw to the dental needs of about 70 recently arrived Afghan refugees free of charge, and they were all tended to by a team of 17 Jewish and Muslim dentists. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

A job fair was held to help refugees from Afghanistan looking for better jobs and better pay. News4’s Derrick Ward met some of those who attended the fair and asked them what the opportunity meant for them and their family.

On Saturday, a job fair for immigrants from Afghanistan in the D.C. area took place at Tysons Corner Center in Virginia.  Job seekers, like 21-year-old Mohammad Fasih Yaqoobi, had the chance to meet with more than 30 employers hiring for roles at all skill levels.  In Yaqoobi’s case, the fair represented an opportunity to provide for his family, who...

Afghan refugees in the U.S. will be allowed to stay for at least 18 months under temporary protected status, a move that’ll help some of the thousands who arrived following the American withdrawal from their country

A first group of Afghan refugees have arrived at a new temporary housing facility in Northern Virginia as the U.S. works to resettle people who fled the Taliban takeover of their country

A new processing center for the next wave of Afghan refugees may be opened in Loudoun County, Virginia.

A new processing center for the next wave of Afghan refugees will likely be opened in Loudoun County, Virginia. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

A group in Alexandria coordinated the delivery of nearly 400 meals to Afghan refugees currently in Alexandria, Virginia.

Volunteers served meals to hundreds of Afghan refugees in Northern Virginia this Thanksgiving. The Health-Point Foundation planned to feed 25 refugees, but it quickly grew to about 400. It’s the first Thanksgiving for thousands of refugees now in the United States. Many of them are staying in a hotel where the food was served. “If your kids are very happy,…

Ordinary Americans and the nation’s airlines are combining to donate miles and cash to help Afghan refugees resettle in the United States

The U.S. is welcoming tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul but has disclosed little publicly about a small group who remain overseas

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