Tag: Afghan evacuees

WASHINGTON:  The US is housing 20,000 Afghan evacuees at military installations in five states, while another 40,000 remain at bases overseas awaiting processing, according to a report. Internal federal data reviewed by CBS News showed eight military sites in Virginia, Wisconsin, New Mexico, New Jersey and Indiana have been tasked with temporarily housing the refugees, as well as those who assisted the US military. These sites can house nearly 32,000 people and officials were told to increase that capacity to 50,000 by mid-September. Some 124,000 people have been airlifted from Kabul in...