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    Chicago area welcoming another wave of Afghan refugees: ‘Overnight their lives were just uprooted’

    by Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune Feb 23, 2022 4 minutes
    Afghanistan refugees gather for lunch following prayers with the Muslim community at the Mecca Center in Willowbrook, Illinois on Feb. 11, 2022.

    CHICAGO -- The young Afghan men prayed together at a Willowbrook, Illinois, mosque just two days after arriving in Illinois from a military base in New Jersey. Afterward, they shared a meal of chicken, rice and samosas.

    In the midst of listening to words of welcome over lunch, one of the men raised his hand.

    “I don’t have a question, but I thank you for everything,” he said, through a translator.

    After a pause, he added: “I love your food.”

    The men are among scores of Afghan refugees arriving in Illinois this month, as the U.S. government works to move people from military bases into communities. Since September, about 2,142 Afghans

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