{"id":19255,"date":"2021-08-31T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T08:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=19255"},"modified":"2021-08-31T12:08:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T10:08:45","slug":"149-afghan-citizens-land-at-the-airport-of-skopje","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/149-afghan-citizens-land-at-the-airport-of-skopje\/","title":{"rendered":"149 Afghan citizens land at the airport of Skopje"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first group of Afghan refugees arrived in Skopje on Monday night and were welcomed by several high-government representatives.<\/p>\n<p>149 Afghans will be accommodated close to the airport of Skopje, where they will undergo checks and procedures before heading to their final destination, the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities have reported that it is estimated that the refugees will be staying in North Macedonia for around 90 days, before travelling to the US.<\/p>\n<p>The first group arriving in Skopje last night was made up of NGO employees and their family members.<\/p>\n<p>The Macedonian government has also declared earlier that their preliminary accommodating capacities would allow for a total of 780 citizens to be sheltered in the country, but the exact number of Afghans coming in to North Macedonia is still unknown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia\/2021\/08\/30\/north-macedonia-to-welcome-first-groups-of-afghan-refugees\/\">North Macedonia to welcome first groups of Afghan refugees<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/08\/30\/first-plane-with-afghan-emigrants-lands-in-prishtina-kosovo\/\">First plane with Afghan refugees lands in Prishtina, Kosovo<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/08\/30\/another-150-afghan-citizens-have-reached-albania\/\">Another 150 Afghan citizens have reached Albania<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first group of Afghan refugees arrived in Skopje on Monday night and were welcomed by several high-government representatives. 149 Afghans will be accommodated close to the airport of Skopje, where they will undergo checks and procedures before heading to their final destination, the United States. 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