In 2020, 29 hate groups were tracked in Georgia

This contrasts with popular, bipartisan support from the American public and many lawmakers for resettling Afghan citizens in the United States. On Aug. 30, the U.S. ended its military occupation of Afghanistan, bringing an end to the country’s longest war. Anti-Muslim groups and some of their allies soon began churning out alarmist articles and talking points about Afghan refugees being resettled in the U.S.