Feds Identify Phoenix as Best City for Afghan Refugees

Feds Identify Phoenix as Best City for Afghan Refugees
The downtown city skyline is seen in Phoenix, Ariz., on Aug. 28, 2018. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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A federal agency has named Phoenix the ideal location for Afghan refugees to resettle.

The U.S. government is assisting thousands of Afghans in finding new homes after they fled what’s now a Taliban-controlled country. Governors and mayors from New York to California expressed their desire to help these refugees.

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