The relocations are meant to place interpreters and others who worked with departing American forces somewhere safe until visas for them to enter the United States are processed.
Tag: Afghanistan
Attacked and Vulnerable, Some Afghans Are Forming Their Own Armies
With U.S. troops leaving, the Taliban advancing, and a steady collapse of security force bases and outposts, the Hazara and other ethnic groups in Afghanistan are raising militias.
Departure of U.S. Contractors Poses Problems for Afghan Military
It is not just U.S. troops who are withdrawing from Afghanistan. Thousands of private contractors — who help keep the Afghan Air Force flying, among other tasks — are leaving as well.
Elite Afghan Forces Suffer Horrific Casualties as Taliban Advance
At least 24 commandos were killed in one battle in the Afghan north, and that kind of stark loss is playing out across the country: “We mourn. The Taliban celebrate. And it hurts too much.”
Afghanistan, in Crisis, Gets 700,000 Vaccine Doses From China
“There are no empty bed for patients in Kabul hospitals,” said a spokesman for the country’s health ministry.
As U.S. Withdraws, Afghan Interpreters Fear Being Left Behind
A program to bring people employed by the American military to the United States is backlogged, with thousands of applicants denied.
U.S. Weighs Possibility of Airstrikes if Afghan Forces Face Crisis
The Pentagon is considering whether to intervene with warplanes or drones in the event that Kabul is in danger of falling to the Taliban, though no decisions have been made.
A Multibillion-Dollar Plan to End Polio, and Soon
A global partnership announced plans to spend more than $5 billion to eradicate poliovirus.
Attack in Afghanistan Kills 10 Workers From Mine-Clearing Charity
The government blamed the Taliban for the attack on the British-American charity, the HALO Trust. The militant group denied any responsibility.
C.I.A. Scrambles for New Approach in Afghanistan
The rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops has left the agency seeking ways to maintain its intelligence-gathering, war-fighting and counterterrorism operations in the country.