From Afghanistan, 200 Afghan nationals and their families working for the United States were flown to Washington on a special plane.
According to the international news agency, the process of evacuation of loyal Afghan citizens and their families from Afghanistan has also begun. Afghan nationals working for the United States also protested in Kabul for the transfer to the United States because of the risk to their lives.
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security document and flight tracker show that 221 people, including 57 children and 15 infants, were dropped off at Washington's Dulles Airport on a special flight in the first shipment. More flights are expected to relocate Afghan nationals to the United States.
Just last week, President Joe Biden hastily approved 100 million $ in funding for the relocation and resettlement of Afghans and their families working for the United States, up from 20 million. Had given
The first batch of 2,500 Afghan nationals and their families are expected to be stationed at the US military base in Fort Lee, Virginia, by the end of this month, awaiting final processing of their visa applications. Will do
US law allows immigrants to reside in the United States who have assisted the United States, but the number of such special visas was very low. Approved to extend to.
It should be noted that on July 24, the American broadcaster "CNN" had claimed that Sohail Pardes, who was serving as a translator for the US military, was abducted by the Taliban in Kabul and beheaded before Eid. But he was going to the village to pick up his sister.
