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As Afghan refugees await resettlement, Coloradan offers help

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Courtesy John Kellner
John Kellner, a Colorado district attorney and Marine Corps reservists, reads with children at Fort Pickett, Virginia where Afghan families are awaiting resettlement.

Months after they fled their country, thousands of Afghan refugees remain in temporary housing on U.S. military bases across the country. Local district attorney John Kellner, a Marine Corps reservist, recently returned from Fort Pickett, Virginia, where he helped refugees waiting to move to more permanent homes around the country.