{"id":1301,"date":"2026-07-25T14:48:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2026-07-25T16:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:17:35","slug":"supporting-the-afghan-community-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/supporting-the-afghan-community-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting the Afghan Community in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2717\" height=\"3590\" src=\"https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8351609f-21b5-d215-c2f4-487ceeda9417-12222222.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1306\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the 2024 Symposium, the Research Network has continued to provide support and technical assistance to the Afghan community, which is in the process of formalizing the North Carolina Afghan Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d2728a6f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;background-color:#92e69530;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Afghan Community in the News:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Triad City Beat and NextCity, July 19, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-174a660d91bf43b3f63279eec8741e0a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#017dc5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nextcity.org\/features\/north-carolina-montagnard-vietnam-war-refugees-afghan-evacuation-resettle\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nextcity.org\/features\/north-carolina-montagnard-vietnam-war-refugees-afghan-evacuation-resettle\">How Montagnard Refugees Are Helping a New Wave of Afghans Resettle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Marielle Argueza, Triad City Beat and NextCity, July 19, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Carolina is home to the world\u2019s largest population of Vietnamese Montagnards. 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