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HIAS Pennsylvania in Need of New Winter Coats for Afghan Refugees

A sign at Philadelphia International Airport welcomes Afghan evacuees airlifted out during Operation Allies Refuge.
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A sign at Philadelphia International Airport welcomes Afghan evacuees airlifted out during Operation Allies Refuge.

With Afghan refugees still relocating into the region, a call is being putting out for people to purchase needed items from a store registry. WHYY's Tom MacDonald has more.

(Original air-date: 11/30/21)

WHYY reporter Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia-area resident who has worked in the region since the mid-1980s. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM.