fort mccoy in wisconsin, which houses the largest afghan evacuee population in the u.s. it s a chance for a life of freedom, after desperately escaping the brutal rule of the taliban. reporter: 24-year-old farzana mohammadi is ready for her new future. a former member of the afghan women s paralympic wheelchair basketball team, she believes, if she stayed, life as she knew it would have been over. reporter: many families arrive with nothing but the clothes on their backs. base officials say there s now ample access to donated clothing, english classes, and healthcare, including 29,000 covid shots over the past five days. 1,500 soldiers provide security. earlier this month, two evacuees were charged with assault and sexual abuse.
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