Afghanistan

Muslim killings in Albuquerque exemplify how the tensions of escaping from a war-torn country don’t end when refugees leave. We’ll look at how these murders have shaken the Muslim community in New Mexico as well as the adjustment of refugees to life in central Ohio.

The hardest hit areas were remote farming villages in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika. "All the village completely is destroyed," said one man, showing collapsed homes on a cell phone video.

The Afghan Neighbors Rental Assistance Fund will set aside $50,000 to cover rent for some 450 Afghans resettling in Columbus, in case of default.

The August attack was one of the deadliest days for American forces in the past decade of the 20-year war in Afghanistan.

Ohio has received 855 refugees from Afghanistan so far. More could be coming in the future.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says nearly 900 Afghan refugees will be arriving in Ohio and placed within eight local resettlement agencies as part of the first group of nearly 37,000 arrivals across the country.

The Community Refugee And Immigration Services said the Afghans could arrive in Columbus over several months but that details are still being coordinated.

The remains of a 22-year-old U.S. Navy sailor killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan will be returned to his hometown in Ohio on Wednesday before his funeral next week.

"I was not going to extend this forever war," President Biden said from the White House, "and I was not extending a forever exit."

This was Biden's first visit as president to honor dead service members and comfort their relatives. The fallen service members included 11 Marines, an Army soldier and a member of the Navy.