{"id":607601,"date":"2021-07-31T16:06:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T20:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=607601"},"modified":"2021-07-31T16:06:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T20:06:26","slug":"first-flight-of-afghan-refugees-lands-in-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-flight-of-afghan-refugees-lands-in-va\/","title":{"rendered":"First flight of Afghan refugees lands in Va."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-flight-of-afghan-refugees-lands-in-va%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=607601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2476909\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2476909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opium farmer Haji Abdul Khan shows off damaged poppies to U.S. Marines and their military interpreter on March 22, 2009 near remote Qalanderabad in southwest Afghanistan. (John Moore\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 12:51 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, July 31, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The first group of evacuated Afghans who worked with U.S. forces in Afghanistan officially touched down in Virginia. A plane carrying 221 Afghans landed at the Dulles International Airport on Friday, marking the first group of Afghans to be evacuated since the U.S. troop pullout.<\/p>\n<p>The White House said more than 2,500 Afghans will be evacuated to the U.S. in the coming weeks over concerns their work with the U.S. military could lead to retaliation from the Taliban.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis White House initiative aims to ensure the safe relocation of Afghans who have worked for the United States over the course of the past two decades,\u201d said Ross Wilson, U.S. Charge d\u2019Affaires for Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We welcome the first group of Afghan special immigrant applicants to their new home in the United States. We honor them for their service in keeping Americans safe and their work to build a brighter Afghanistan. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OperationAlliesRefuge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OperationAlliesRefuge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dMN6ocA3x6\">pic.twitter.com\/dMN6ocA3x6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of State (@StateDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept\/status\/1421259324798738432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The group was reportedly taken to a nearby Army base for medical screenings. They are expected to spend at least a week there.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/okla-woman-in-custody-after-12-year-old-daughter-gives-birth\/\">Okla. Woman In Custody After 12-Year-Old Daughter Gives Birth<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opium farmer Haji Abdul Khan shows off damaged poppies to U.S. Marines and their military interpreter on March 22, 2009 near remote Qalanderabad in southwest Afghanistan. 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