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The first Afghans departed Albania to start their lives in the US. In a post on social networks, the US Embassy in Tirana announces that the plane with 212 Afghans departed in the early hours of this morning.
The American diplomatic headquarters states that Ambassador Yuri Kim and Foreign Minister Olta Xhaçka were to accompany them to Rinas. Kim thanked the Albanian people for the hospitality. Albanians once again showed the world the tradition of “faith”, says Kim.
“A flight of Afghans departed Tirana early this morning to start their new lives in United States after finding refuge in Albania. Ambassador Yuri Kim and Foreign Minister Olta Xhaçka met with the Afghans before their departure and commended them for their courage. Ambassador Kim thanked the people of Albania for welcoming Afghans as the first country to open its doors to them last year. The Albanian people showed the world once again the tradition of “besa” – protecting others in need.
The first Afghans in our country arrived in late August last year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. / abcnews.al
