Photos: Thousands of Afghan refugees housed in temporary shelters

Evacuees wait out COVID-19 quarantine measures or transfers to their final destination

Last updated: August 31, 2021 | 12:03

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US Air Force Airmen help set up tents to provide temporary lodging for qualified evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

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An evacuee reacts during coronavirus tests conducted for Spanish and Afghan citizens who arrived at Torrejon airbase after evacuating from Kabul, in Torrejon de Ardoz, outside Madrid.

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Evacuees from Afghanistan look on at the U.S. airbase in Ramstein, Germany.

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An Afghan evacuee plays at a holding centre run by the Italian Red Cross, where she carries out a quarantine with others, in Avezzano, Italy.

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Evacuees from Afghanistan walk at the U.S. airbase in Ramstein, Germany.

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Temporary housing for Afghanistan evacuees is built at the Dona Ana Housing Area near Fort Bliss, Texas.

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Evacuees from Afghanistan stand at the US airbase in Ramstein, Germany.

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Evacuees from Afghanistan are seen at their temporary shelter inside the US Army Rhine Ordonanz Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

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Evacuees from Afghanistan are seen at their temporary shelter inside the US Army Rhine Ordonanz Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

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Evacuees from Afghanistan arrive at Emirates Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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Afghani evacuees sit in a park and talk to their families back home, at a temporary residence compound in Doha, Qatar.

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An Afghan evacuee sits at a holding centre run by the Italian Red Cross, where he carries out a quarantine with others, in Avezzano, Italy.

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An Afghan evacuee stands at a holding centre run by the Italian Red Cross, where she carries out a quarantine with others, in Avezzano, Italy.

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Evacuees from Afghanistan are seen at their temporary shelter inside the US Army Rhine Ordonanz Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

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People who were evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan eat their first meal inside a tent after completing their coronavirus testing at a camp in Doberlug-Kirchhain, Germany.

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