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They came with donations for the Afghans who arrived overnight Saturday at Northern Virginia Community College after a harrowing evacuation from Afghanistan - bags of clothes, toiletries, diapers and baby formula and toys and books. By morning, there were dozens of volunteers and the piles of donations was very high. The college is a transfer point, with more than 500 cots available, and volunteers have been bringing pizzas and snacks and water. Many of the donors and helpers know what the new arrivals are going through as they, too, have family fleeing Kabul. We just want to share their pain, said one man. We are not in Afghanistan, but we are in sorrow.
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