Calls grow louder for Biden to evacuate Afghan allies who helped US military ahead of US withdrawal
Afghan activists and former US national security officials are asking President Joe Biden to make a concerted effort to help thousands of vulnerable people, including those who worked with the American military, flee Afghanistan ahead of a planned US withdrawal this September.
The fear is that the US-backed Afghan government could collapse following the removal of US ground troops - and that, even short of this, Taliban forces will be in a position to execute those it deems traitors to the nation.
"The situation in Afghanistan is truly saddening and many Afghans in the diaspora, like myself, are losing sleep thinking about the future of the country," Adeena Niazi, executive director of the Afghan Women's Organization Refugee and Immigrant Services, told Insider.
The International Refugee Assistance Project has asked President Biden to consider mass airlifts of vulnerable Afghans, akin to what US forces did during the fall of Saigon. With time limited - security vetting can take six months to more than a year - the group said the US should consider relocating Afghan refugees to a US military base, such as the one in Guam, and conduct background checks there.
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