In the coming months, 1,400 Afghan refugees are expected to pass through the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport upon their arrival in Washington.
Seattle area groups asking for volunteers to help arriving Afghan refugees
Gov. Jay Inslee spoke Friday from the airport’s Afghan Welcome Center to celebrate the arrival of Afghans evacuating from their home country.
“Today I’m here to declare that Washington state is a welcoming state for the people from Afghanistan, leaving the chaos of Afghanistan to come to the fertile fields of Washington state, to help build our state,” Inslee said.
The governor said about 340 refugees have already arrived in Washington, and another 1,400 people are expected
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