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2021-06-25 Afghanistan
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The White House plans to evacuate 18,000 Afghan translators as troops withdraw
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[KhaamaPress] The White House stated on Wednesday that it is conducting extensive preparation for the potential evacuation of Afghans who have assisted the US battle operations as interpreters, drivers, cooks, and other roles.
With the United States’ engagement in Afghanistan coming to an end in 80 days, more than 18,000 people are trapped trying to apply for Special Immigrant Visas (SIV). Those who assisted the US could be killed by the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
if they are left in Afghanistan, after the US troops’ withdrawal.
White House Press secretary Jen Psaki
 ...a valley girl who woke up one morning and found she was spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State under Obama. A new American success story, under Biden she became spokeswoman for the whole administration, and she was even able to get her sister a job...
said on Wednesday that "These are individuals who have played an incredibly courageous role in helping the United States at various times over the course of our recent history."
Because of their support for the American administration, Afghans applying for visas are always concerned about Taliban assaults and have been forced to flee their homes with their families of small kids.
They’ve worked with the CIA, the Army, the State Department, and the Marines on the front lines in one of the world’s most hazardous battlegrounds, but the long wait for an SIV has put them in limbo.
"We’re continuing to evaluate what are options are there, continuing to take steps forward and certainly we want to take every step we can take from the federal government to treat all these courageous individuals as they deserve", Psaki added.
They are all in danger, and when the US military presence ends on September 11, they will be even more vulnerable to Taliban violence, which has gotten increasingly violent mostly peaceful since Biden announced the withdrawal of US soldiers.
Since December 2014, 26,500 visas have been granted to Afghans employed by the government, but the procedure for those whose applications have not been accepted is protracted.
Even worse, because of the third wave of COVID spreading rapidly, the US embassy in Kabul halted all visa procedures on Sunday. Because of pandemic limitations, the embassy, like most other US missions across the world, has severely limited appointments.
"We are processing and getting people out at a record pace", said Psaki on Wednesday on the extensive plan for the potential evacuation of Afghan translators. 
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