• Operation expected to include up to 50,000 people
• Interpreters and families fear reprisals from Taliban
The United States is planning to evacuate a group of vulnerable Afghan interpreters before the US military completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan so they can wrap up their visa applications from safety, according to officials.
The evacuation of the at-risk Afghans will include their family members for a total of as many as 50,000 people, a senior Republican lawmaker told Reuters.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/24/afghanistan-us-evacuate-interpreters-pullout
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Reuters in Washington
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