exit from Afghanistan, tens of thousands of Afghan allies left behind or stuck in visa limbo are worried time is running out for them. Lawmakers and veterans groups plan a major push on the issue this fall. "We have to get something done, because our allies in Afghanistan, our partners ...
However, the efforts have been hindered by the sanctions of the US and its allies, with billions in assets of Afghanistan's central bank frozen by Western powers. Political and diplomatic isolation adds to the problems faced by Afghanistan's caretaker government, on top of problems such as ...
When asked last week about plans to evacuate the Afghan allies to other countries, President Biden promised, "They're going to come. We've already begun the process. Those who helped us are not going to be left behind." As the countdown to withdrawal closes in, many questions on the lo...
and its allies. ___ Associated Press writer Kathy Gannon in Islamabad contributed to this report. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read More Galleries America 2024 The Best Political Cartoons on...
"The loss of our service members, and abandonment of Americans and Afghan allies last month was an unforced, disgraceful humiliation that didn't have to happen," Republican Senator Joni Ernst said. Senator James Inhofe, the panel's top Republican, described it as a "horror of the president'...
and its allies since August 14. But thousands of Afghans who wanted to leave were still left behind at the Kabul airport. Feature 23:15, 09-Sep-2021 Afghanistan 2001-2021: The skyline and the slum It's said that there're only two kinds of the people in Kabul – the rich and ...
well-armed: Washington hasspentaround $88 billion on arming and equipping the Afghan security forces since the NATO invasion was launched in 2001. Judging by recenteffortsby departing US troops to scrap all semi-usable equipment, instead of leaving it behind for their Afghan allies, it’s ...
END OF THE US MILITARY MISSION: NEW ISSUES FOR CANADA By August 31, 2021, the armed forces of the United States and its allies left Afghanistan, drawing a line under their 20-year military presence in this country. The withdrawal of American troops began under Pres- ident Barack Obama (...
rescue 6,000 British nationals and Afghan allies that were left in harm’s way after Biden’s decision. That the U.S. president overruled his generals’ warnings and failed to even leave behind sufficient troops to secure U.S. citizens and military equipment has America’s British allies ...
More than 120,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since late July, according to the White House. Now that the US and its allies have ended their airlift missions, it has become clear that many vulnerable Afghans were left behind. ...