{"id":20474,"date":"2021-09-03T10:27:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T17:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=20474"},"modified":"2021-09-03T12:08:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T19:08:28","slug":"nm-afghans-prepare-to-greet-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/nm-afghans-prepare-to-greet-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"NM Afghans Prepare to Greet Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NM Afghans Prepare to Greet Refugees | In Focus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MfdlQ2Z-fyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 3, 2021 <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>New Mexico in Focus searches for perspective on the end of the war in Afghanistan and the resulting humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of Afghans look to flee Taliban rule. Gene Grant speaks with local caf\u00e9 owner Mula Akbar, a refugee from Afghanistan who came to the U.S. in the late \u201880s. He also talks to Jeff Hall, the economic development programs manager of Lutheran Family Services. Both men are working to connect incoming Afghans with needed support as they relocate to New Mexico.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent: <\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Gene Grant, NMiF host&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Mula Akbar, owner, Caf\u00e9 Istanbul&nbsp;<br>Jeff Hall, Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfsrm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 3, 2021 \u2013 New Mexico in Focus searches for perspective on the end of the war in Afghanistan and the resulting humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of Afghans look to flee Taliban rule. 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