'Most of all, I want to thank these brave Afghans for standing with the United States,' President Joe Biden said.
Fifty-seven children and 15 infants were among the 221 Afghans evacuated to the U.S. on the first flight under a special visa program, according to an internal U.S. government document obtained by theThe flight, which landed Friday in Dulles, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., was the first evacuation flight for Afghans who worked alongside American servicemembers and civilians in Afghanistan and now fear retaliation from the Taliban.
"Most of all, I want to thank these brave Afghans for standing with the United States, and today, I am proud to say to them: 'Welcome home,'" PresidentAmong the more than 200 Afghans on the first evacuation flight from Afghanistan for resettlement in America were 57 children and 15 infants.
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