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A complex and colorful mural now on display at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) draws on the experiences of 7,000 Afghan evacuees who journeye...

Retiree Trevor Willard, 62, keeps a file of letters from men his organisation has helped pull back from the brink of death. These are not simply words of thanks, but detailed descriptions of the action taken by Willard and his NPO, Open Hands, from men who now have jobs, have rekindled family relationships, and new beginnings.

The necessities. when they get to romania, when they get to hungary, poland, the rest, what is waiting for them there? >> well, i think on one hand what's been good to see from those nations is open-heartedness, open hands. the trauma these children are going through, a nation of children, starting to understand what conflict looks like. it's awful. also then, of course, major support organizations like unicef. we're fortunate our global supply hub is in copenhagen, 48 hours by truck, bang, we have got here emergency medical supplies, water, sanitation, child protection experts. we're talking ...

Your folks in the u.s. working for the possibility that there could be an influx of ukrainian immigrants to the united states, ukrainian refugees? >> yeah. i think first and foremost we have to look at as you saw with that 15-year-old girl what everyone has been through. where the journey started aen the governments need to consider the path. probably started in a bunker in kyiv or kharkiv and finally got to that position and seeing the numbers slow from extraordinary numbers the needs are growing. we see the announcement from usa and that's welcomed by governments because as you rightly say 2...