The lucky ones: Photos show Afghans arriving in Virginia after evacuating Kabul

Afghan families arrive in Washington D.C.
People evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Virginia, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.
  • Photos show relieved Afghans arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport.
  • The evacuees were then transported to a temporary shelter in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  • The US has five more days to evacuate thousands of Americans and Afghans from Kabul.
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The US has evacuated more than 82,000 Americans and Afghan allies since August 14. Many of them are still at US military bases in the Middle East and Europe.
Injured Afghans arrive at Dulles International Airport.
Injured Afghans arrive in Washington D.C.

Sources: CNN, Insider

But some Afghan refugees arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Wednesday. Americans applauded their arrival to safety.
Americans applaud as Afghans arrive in Washington D.C.
Americans applaud as Afghans arrive in Washington D.C.
The refugees loaded on busses and headed to the Dulles Expo Center in Fairfax County, a 100,000-square-foot convention center that was turned into a shelter.
Afghans load busses at Dulles International Airport.
Afghans load busses at Dulles International Airport.

Source: Washington Post

Those fleeing Kabul had to pack up their lives into one small bag - if they were even able to do that. Many others were only able to board their flights with the clothes on their backs, leaving an entire lifetime behind them.
Afghans load busses after arriving in Washington D.C.
Afghans load busses after arriving in Washington D.C.
As he was transported to the shelter, a young boy looked out the bus window at his new home.
An Afghan child looks out the window of a bus after arriving in America.
An Afghan child looks out the window of a bus after arriving in America.
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