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U.S., Spain agree use of military bases in Spain for Afghan refugees
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez agreed two military bases in southern Spain can be used to receive Afghans who have worked for the U.S. government, the Spanish government said on Sunday. 

The two bases, Moron de la Frontera near Seville and Rota near Cadiz, will be used for refugees from Afghanistan until their travel to other countries is arranged. 

A plane carrying 110 Afghan refugees and their families arrived at a Spain-based European Union hub at a military base outside Madrid on Saturday night.

As fears of a migrant influx following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan grow, the EU has called on member states to resettle Afghan refugees and promised financial support from Brussels.

(With input from agencies)

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