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US plans to evacuated vulnerable Afghan interpreters

They intent to do so before the American military completes its withdrawal from the country so that the linguists can wrap up their visa application from safety

Reuters Washington Published 25.06.21, 12:53 AM
Waheedullah Hanifi, an Afghan former interpreter for the French forces speaks during an interview with AFP as he attends a demonstration at the Shahr-e Naw Park in Kabul. - Afghan translators with NATO forces fear regular threats and deadly violence against both them and their families will only increase ahead of a looming deadline for the alliance's planned withdrawal.

Waheedullah Hanifi, an Afghan former interpreter for the French forces speaks during an interview with AFP as he attends a demonstration at the Shahr-e Naw Park in Kabul. - Afghan translators with NATO forces fear regular threats and deadly violence against both them and their families will only increase ahead of a looming deadline for the alliance's planned withdrawal. Getty Images

The US 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, US officials said on Thursday.

The decision by President Joe Biden’s administration risks creating a sense of crisis in Afghanistan, just a day before Biden meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for talks. The officials did not disclose where the Afghans would be transported or say how many would be involved.

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