Afghanistan https://www.wcmu.org/tags/afghanistan Afghanistan en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Dec 2021 22:16:28 GMT Afghan refugees continue to arrive in Lansing https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-12-28/afghan-refugees-continue-to-arrive-in-lansing Tue, 28 Dec 2021 22:16:28 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-12-28/afghan-refugees-continue-to-arrive-in-lansing Sophia Saliby Refugee Education Center in Grand Rapids awarded $50,000 to welcome Afghan neighbors https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-12-15/refugee-education-center-in-grand-rapids-awarded-50-000-to-welcome-afghan-neighbors A West Michigan refugee center has been awarded $50,000 additional funds to welcome Afghan neighbors in the area.When news broke that thousands of Afghan refugees would be welcomed into the US, following the Taliban’s takeover, refugee centers across the nation stepped up. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:49:15 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-12-15/refugee-education-center-in-grand-rapids-awarded-50-000-to-welcome-afghan-neighbors Kylie Ambu Lansing schools, service organizations welcome Afghan refugees https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-11-04/lansing-schools-service-organizations-welcome-afghan-refugees Social service agencies and the Lansing School District are working together to help resettle refugees from Afghanistan. Thu, 04 Nov 2021 22:35:23 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-11-04/lansing-schools-service-organizations-welcome-afghan-refugees Kevin Lavery Huizenga receives calls about trapped Americans in Afghanistan https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-08-30/huizenga-receives-calls-about-trapped-americans-in-afghanistan West Michigan U.S. Congressman Bill Huizenga says his office is receiving calls to assist constituents trapped in Afghanistan. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:11:12 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-08-30/huizenga-receives-calls-about-trapped-americans-in-afghanistan Patrick Center