Biden Administration Says It Will Evacuate Afghans Who Worked With U.S. Troops

In this Friday, April 30, 2021, file photo former Afghan interpreters hold banners during a protest against the U.S. government and NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan. With American troops withdrawing from Afghanistan, pressure has been mounting for the Biden administration to plan a military evacuation of Afghans who supported U.S. military operations during two decades of war in their country. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib,File)  

ABC News: US planning to evacuate Afghan interpreters, contractors ahead of withdrawal 

Afghans who helped the U.S. fear for their lives in a Taliban takeover. 

The Biden administration is planning to move interpreters and other Afghans who have worked for the U.S., along with their families, to a safe location amid growing fears of a Taliban takeover after the U.S. military withdrawal, a U.S. official and a senior U.S. administration official confirmed to ABC News Thursday. 

The destination is not yet clear, nor is the scale of the project. But the plan is to move a group of these Afghans to a safe location as they wait for their U.S. visa applications to be processed, the officials said.  

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WNU Editor: The evacuation of translators and their families will be 50,000 .... U.S. evacuation of Afghan interpreters, families could reach 50000 people -U.S. lawmaker (Reuters). 

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