Biden Authorizes Hundreds of Millions in Emergency Funds to Help Refugees Fleeing Afghanistan

By Daniel Villarreal On 8/16/21 at 10:12 PM EDT

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Democratic President Joe Biden has devoted up to $500 million from the U.S. United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund in order to assist refugees fleeing from Afghanistan.

The funds are for the "purpose of meeting unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs of refugees, victims of conflict, and other persons at risk as a result of the situation in Afghanistan," said Biden's order, issued on Monday evening.

Joe Biden $500 million Afghanistan refugee resettlement — Democratic President Joe Biden has authorized hundreds of millions to help refugees fleeing Afghanistan. In this photo, Biden attends the NATO summit at the Alliance's headquarters, in Brussels, on June 14, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Getty

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