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Around 60,000 in the evacuation of Afghanistan brought to us

WASHINGTON: The US Homeland Security Department said that around 60,000 people have arrived in the country since August 17 from Afghanistan as part of an official evacuation known as allied operations.
DHS said on Wednesday the latest updated updated that was updated that 17% of the arrival was US citizens and permanent residents who were in Afghanistan when the government there fell to the Taliban.
83% The rest is a mixture of people.
They include those who have special immigrant visas, for people who work as translators or in other capacities for the US or NATO.
There are also other visa holders and applicants for visas that have not completed their processing.
The rest are various types of “vulnerable” Afghans who will be threatened under the Taliban, such as women and human rights advocates.
Secretary DHS Alejandro Mayorkas said a small number of Evakares had prevented entering the US through a “multi-layer” security check but he refused to provide a specific amount of cases.

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