WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – The US military may consider using additional domestic military bases to temporarily house Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants while they await more permanent resettlement in the United States, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday.
The military has already designated Fort Lee, Fort McCoy, Fort Bliss and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as temporary housing facilities for the Afghans seeking refuge in the United States.
Maj. Gen. William Taylor said during the briefing that four flights carrying more than 1,000 passengers arrived at Dulles International Airport outside of Washington in the last 24 hours. Taylor added that the arriving Afghans will be sent to one of the four aforementioned processing facilities.
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