The house chose very Thursday to allow for thousands of Afghans who worked with Americans in the Afghan war, citing urgency to protect allies in the land of Taliban retaliation when US military withdrawals entered the past weeks.
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Neal Dunn evokes the scenes of US military withdrawals from Vietnam, which makes many Vietnamese people work with American forces who are afraid – and sometimes meet – death and detention.
“We can’t do this anymore.
We can’t do this anymore.
We have to bring it back …
Everyone is so important to us in the battle,” Neal said, urging fellow lawmakers to choose bills.
“Please don’t leave American friends again.” The bill, by a rep.
Jason Crow, a Colorado Democrat and former ranger army who fought in Afghanistan, allowed 8,000 more visas for translators and other people who worked with government forces and civilians in Afghanistan.
It also makes it easier for some requirements for visas.
At present, 26,500 from Afghanistan visa specifically allocated.
The house passed a new size 407-16, sent it to the Senate.
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President Joe Biden ended the US military role in Afghanistan on September 11.
It will close US military efforts which initially succeeded in its main purpose to destroy the Afghan-based al-Qaeda gang against the 2001 attack on United States, but struggled to extinguish the former Afghan Taliban ruler and stabilize the elected government based in Kabul.
The Pentagon said the US withdrawal was complete 95% and will be completed on August 31.
The last week of withdrawal leaving the Taliban seemed to hold “strategic momentum” in the struggle to control Afghanistan because they claimed more rural areas and increased pressure in the main cities, General Army Mark Milley, chairman of the head of staff, said Wednesday.
Biden administration said there were 20,000 applicants so far, half of them have not completed the initial stage of reviews for visas.
The United States also allows former Afghan employees to bring close family members.
Rep.
Tom McClintock, a California Republic, said the bill would add to what he said would be too hasty in screening and processing when the United States hurried to remove Afghans.
He pointed to security risks for the United States.
“We will not heat up to heat up under this program,” said McClintock.
Other lawmakers call it important to the efforts of the US military in the future to prove that Americans will stand with the local battlefield allies.
Some urged the US government to open the wider door to Afghanistan working with Americans.
“Don’t stop here.
Let’s keep going,” said Rep.
Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat.
“Here are our friends.” About 70,000 Afghans have settled in the United States in a special visa since 2008, Tracey Jacobson, Director of the Afghanistan Administration Task Force, told reporters on Wednesday.
At present, Biden administration plans to start flying 750 worst Afghans in visa processing from Kabul to the United States next week, along with their close family, said Jacobson.
The newcomer will lead to Fort Lee, Virginia, for expected seven to 10 days to complete their processing, the authorities said.
Administration hopes to process 4,000 former employees and close families – people are far further in the process – in the US basis in several other countries before taking it to the United States.
Qatar and Kuwait are one of the latest countries mentioned as the host, but US officials say this week they have no agreement to announce.