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: Taliban
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.
Taliban Enter Key Cities in Afghanistan’s North After Swift Offensive
The setbacks come at a harrowing moment for Afghanistan, just as American and international troops are set to leave the country in coming weeks.
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.”
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.
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.
Afghan War Casualty Report: June 2021
At least 64 pro-government forces and 26 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
‘Find Him and Kill Him’: An Afghan Pilot’s Desperate Escape
Threatened by the Taliban and considered AWOL by the Afghan military, a decorated helicopter pilot fled for the United States with his wife and daughter.