International Rescue Committee

Montana’s Republican congressional delegation and governor are calling on the Biden administration to stop resettling Afghans in the state after an Afghan man was charged with rape in Missoula.

According to an international group helping refugees resettle in Montana, the month-old parole process grants qualified Afghans a two-year stay in the United States.

Montana is slated to welcome 75 Afghan refugees, and reactions from the state’s elected officials are varying about the news.

As the last United States’ military planes departed Afghanistan Monday, a group of Montana veterans met with Sen. Steve Daines to discuss the end of the nation’s longest war. They all encouraged Montanans to welcome Afghan ally refugees who now, or will soon, call Montana home.

At least three families fleeing from Afghanistan as the U.S. pulls troops out of the country are expected to land in western Montana.

An international group helping refugees resettle in Missoula plans to expand its operations. The announcement came after news that President Joe Biden...