Uganda to host 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan

Evacuees crowd the interior of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, carrying some 640 Afghans to Qatar from Kabul, Afghanistan August 15, 2021. Picture was taken August 15, 2021. Courtesy of Defense One/Handout via REUTERS]

Uganda will temporarily host 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan, the State  Relief, Disaster Preparedness, and Refugees minister has said.