Afghan refugees leave Wisconsin for new home and new life
By DIANE BEZUCHA Wisconsin Public Radio Oct 16, 2021 Updated 12 hrs ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After a 47-day journey, Momtazudin Furmoli and his family are finally headed home — a new home, 7,000 miles away from the one they left in Afghanistan as refugees.
Furmoli arrived at Wisconsin’s Fort McCoy on Aug. 30 with his wife, 5-year-old son, 2-year-old daughter and 15-year-old nephew. They recently departed for their new home in Utica, New York.
“Right now, they are happy,” said Furmoli on their last night at Fort McCoy. Since they heard the news, he said the entire family had been counting the hours until their departure.
“Even my kids are asking me, ‘When will we go? When will we go?’” said Furmoli.
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