See inside one of the US bases housing Afghan evacuees

Sarah Al-ArshaniSep 11, 2021, 12:22 IST

A man walks with a child through Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village where Afghan refugees are being housed, in New Mexico, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.David Goldman/AP Photo

Almost 10,000 Afghans are being housed at the Fort Bliss military base, the Associated Press reported.
It's one of eight bases housing evacuated Afghans.
The base is also holding unaccompanied migrant children who crossed over the US-Mexico border.

President Joe Biden's administration allowed reporters access to one of the eight military installations housing Afghans on Friday.

Afghan refugees line up for food in a dining hall at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where they are being housed, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. David Goldman/AP Photo

Around 10,000 Afghan evacuees are being housed at the base as they go through medical and security clearances to be resettled in the US.

Afghan refugees are processed at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village where they are being housed, in New Mexico, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. David Goldman/AP Photo

The US spent two weeks building the village.

An aerial view of Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village in New Mexico is seen Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Farnoush Amiri/AP Photo

Nearly a third of the evacuees at the base are children.

A child holds up a piece of artwork while drawing in a tent at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where Afghan refugees are being housed, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. David Goldman/AP Photo

Families are kept together in tent dormitories that have curtains as partitions for privacy.

A soldier stands inside a tent prepared to house Afghan refugees at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 David Goldman/AP Photo

Evacuees are given a blanket, a pillow, and a hygiene kit, and sleep on Army cots.

Afghan refugees line up for food outside a dining hall at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where they are being housed, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. David Goldman/AP Photo

Evacuees with American citizenship or green cards are allowed to leave once they arrive at the base.

A soldier sifts through donations at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where Afghan refugees are being housed, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. David Goldman/AP Photo

No one has yet been released from the Fort Bliss village.

A child looks at a phone at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where Afghan refugees are being housed, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. David Goldman/AP Photo

At least 130 people have been cleared for "outprocessing."

A man carries food from a dining hall at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where Afghan refugees are being housed, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. David Goldman/AP Photo

Flights to the base are currently on hold since it's at capacity.

A child carries food from a dining hall at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where Afghan refugees are being housed, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. David Goldman/AP Photo

More than 120,000 people evacuated Afghanistan by the US and allies after the Taliban took over Kabul on August 15.

A child walks through Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village where Afghan refugees are being housed, in New Mexico, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. David Goldman/AP Photo

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