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At World Relief offices just north of Sacramento, junior Cristina Lopez of the University of California, Davis, is training to lead presentations to help newly arrived refugees settle in — from opening a bank account to accessing health care. A classmate is developing communications to help a community organization build awareness about refugee experiences. A third student is researching resources to help individual refugees who’ve sought support at another nonprofit.

As many as 1,700 Afghan refugees are expected to arrive in Sacramento before the end of the year. Resettlement agencies say they'll need help to acclimate once they arrive.

When the Taliban swifty overtook Afghanistan earlier this month as American military pulled out of the country, many in Sacramento began fearing for their family and friends abroad.

There are some 132,000 immigrants from Afghanistan living in the U.S., and many fear for their family and friends back home following the Taliban's takeover of the country. PBS NewsHour spoke with Afghan Americans about what it's been like to witness the events of the past week, as well as their efforts to provide support from afar.