Seeking Security

After a week of anticipation — and some confusion — 51 evacuees from Afghanistan arrived in Uganda on Wednesday morning.It’s the first group of an expected 2,000 people who could be hosted by the East African country in the coming months.In the capital, Kampala, the arrival of Afghans has become the talk of the town.Related: After Museveni wins presidency, Ugandans gradually return to preelection normal“I heard a lot on social media that there will be refugees from Afghanistan. For all this time, we’ve been waiting,” said Peter Anyole, who works in logistics.Many Ugandans were surprised when the government announced last week that they would be hosting Afghans. After all, the two countries have little connection to one another.“We received a request about whether we can temporarily accommodate these Afghan brothers and sisters as they get documented and prepared to be eventually taken to the US for settlement there."Chris Baryomunsi, Ugandan Minister of Information“We received a request about whether we can t