US to evacuate under-threat Afghan interpreters as Taliban gains ground
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | Tag Cloud Tags: Afghanistan, Military, NATO, News, Pakistan, taliban, United States, Washington, White House, Worthy News
(Worthy News) – Thousands of interpreters who aided US and NATO forces in Afghanistan will be evacuated beginning in late July, Washington announced Wednesday, as Taliban insurgents captured a strategic crossing on the Pakistan border from government forces.
In what the White House dubbed Operation Allies Refuge, the interpreters and their families are likely to be taken first to US overseas military bases or possibly third countries before resettlement in the United States or elsewhere.
Many fear retaliation by the Taliban, who are seeking to regain control of the government in Kabul after the departure of US troops before the end of August. [ Source: AFP (Read More…) ]
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Tag Cloud Tags: Afghanistan, Military, NATO, News, Pakistan, taliban, United States, Washington, White House, Worthy News
