First group arrives at Camp Atterbury

Ladies and youngsters have been among the many first group of Afghan refugees to reach Indiana, as seen in pictures launched by the Indiana Nationwide Guard on Friday.

Eighty refugees arrived at Camp Atterbury on Thursday afternoon, in keeping with an Indiana Nationwide Guard spokesperson, only a day after state officers publicly launched particulars about their supporting position in Operation Allies Refuge. They have been welcomed “with open arms,” Brig. Gen. Knell, Task Force Atterbury Commander, stated. 

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At the moment, about 2,500 refugees could be housed at Camp Atterbury, in keeping with the Indiana Nationwide Guard. They are going to be hosted in Indiana for a number of weeks, Brig. Gen. R. Dale Lyles, adjutant basic of the Indiana Nationwide Guard, shared this week.

The Division of Protection accredited the Johnson County website as one among eight throughout the nation, in keeping with the Indiana Nationwide Guard, to present help for Afghan folks fleeing the nation after the Taliban’s takeover.

Over time, as extra folks enter Camp Atterbury and the numbers fluctuate because of visa processing, the location will have the ability to accommodate as much as 5,000 refugees in complete. These arriving are vetted upon arrival and examined for COVID-19. Vaccines are additionally obtainable for evacuees who would love them. Nongovernmental organizations will assist the households resettle completely throughout the USA.

The Division of Protection goals to help no less than 50,000 Afghan refugees all through the nation, in each everlasting and momentary housing.”We’ll assist these Afghan buddies as they now flip to the duty of starting new lives in new locations,” Protection Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III stated Monday. “We’ll present these males, ladies, and youngsters with momentary dwelling areas, medical care, and sustenance at navy services at dwelling and overseas.” 

IndyStar reporter Kaitlin Lange contributed to this report.

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