US Ex-presidents Bush, Clinton, Obama band together to aid Afghan refugees

Three former US presidents - Republican George W. Bush and Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama - have banded together behind a new group aimed at supporting refugees from Afghanistan settling in the United States following the recent American withdrawal ending 20 years of war.<br /><br />The former leaders and their wives will serve as part of Welcome.US, a coalition of advocacy groups, US businesses and other leaders.<br /><br />It launched on Tuesday with a website that will be "a single point of entry," to make it easier for Americans to donate, host a refugee family through the home rental app Airbnb Inc or find other ways to help, John Bridgeland, an official in former President George W. Bush's administration and co-chair of the effort, said at a media event.