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AFGHAN EVACUEES ENCOUNTER A ROCKY START IN U.S.
DELAYS IN GETTING WORK PERMITS, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS PREVENT SOME FROM STARTING
JOBS, WHILE OTHERS FACE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING HEALTHCARE
Afghanistan’s Fall Into Extreme Poverty, Explained
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Afghanistan has spiraled into near-universal poverty since the Taliban took
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WASHINGTON—Newly resettled Afghans are experiencing a rough start in America as
delays in obtaining documents and slow help from overburdened case workers are
leading them to miss rent payments, hospital visits and other key obligations.
One Afghan and his family who were evacuated from Kabul airport last August when
the Taliban seized power were resettled in Virginia. His wife is recovering from
open-heart surgery but can’t buy critical medication because of a problem with
her health insurance.
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