Thousands of Afghan evacuees seek shelter, safety at U.S. Air Base in Germany

By Associated Press | August 24, 2021 | Updated on August 24, 2021 at 4:09 pm

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President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Afghanistan from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 24.
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In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force airmen guide evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 24.
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In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force airmen guide evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 24.
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Recently evacuated Afghan children play with a ball at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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U.S. soldier transport food for recently evacuated Afghan people at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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Recently evacuated Afghan children play behind a fence at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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A recently evacuated young Afghan boy smiles out the window of a bus as he arrives at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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Recently evacuated Afghan people gather at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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A U.S. soldier transports food for recently evacuated Afghan people at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands of Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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A recently evacuated young Afghan girl smiles into the camera at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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A recently evacuated Afghan girl sits on a bench at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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Recently evacuated young Afghan girls sit in a tent at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands of Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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A recently evacuated young Afghan girl smiles into the camera at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands of Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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An U.S. soldier plays with recently evacuated Afghan children at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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Recently evacuated Afghan children laugh at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24. The largest American military community overseas housed thousands Afghan evacuees in an increasingly crowded tent city.
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Recently evacuated Afghan children look at the camera, at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 24.