{"id":60671,"date":"2021-06-04T18:13:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T18:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/06\/04\/afghan-allies-need-immediate-evacuation-to-avoid-danger-lawmakers-warn\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:32:10","slug":"afghan-allies-need-immediate-evacuation-to-avoid-danger-lawmakers-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/06\/04\/afghan-allies-need-immediate-evacuation-to-avoid-danger-lawmakers-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan allies need immediate evacuation to avoid danger, lawmakers warn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the White House to begin transporting Afghan allies \u201cimmediately\u201d to a safe zone such as Guam ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/breaking-news\/2021\/04\/13\/biden-to-order-all-us-troops-out-of-afghanistan-by-sept-11\/\" target=\"_blank\">full withdrawal of U.S. forces<\/a> from the war-torn country later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo U.S. entity \u2014 to include the Department of Defense, Department of State, USAID, et al. \u2014 has the ability or authority to protect them in Afghanistan after our withdrawal,\u201d the group of lawmakers wrote<a href=\"https:\/\/moulton.house.gov\/download\/moultons-afghanistan-letter-to-president-biden\" target=\"_blank\"> in a letter to President Joe Biden<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt would be a moral failure to transfer the responsibility to protect our Afghan partners onto the shoulders of the Afghan Government. The time is now to honor our promise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group of 22 lawmakers includes several veterans who served overseas alongside foreign interpreters and security volunteers. It also includes Guam\u2019s representative in Congress, Michael San Nicolas, whose island has been discussed as a possible transitioning point for thousands of evacuees who may eventually be admitted to the mainland United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers noted that the island has been such a transition zone before; in 1975, about 130,000 Vietnamese refugees were evacuated there when U.S. military forces left that country. The group asked administration officials to establish a task force to handle visa management, vaccination efforts and other logistical issues related to such a move.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/05\/20\/taliban-may-grab-us-military-equipment-as-american-troops-leave-afghanistan\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21129456552162.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Taliban may grab US military equipment as American troops leave Afghanistan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lawmakers expressed concerns that vehicles and equipment left behind for partners could end up in the hands of enemies instead.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we fail to protect our allies in Afghanistan, it will have a lasting impact on our future partnerships and global reputation, which will then be a great detriment to our troops and the future of our national security,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials have repeatedly promised to address the issue of the thousands of Afghan allies caught in the Special Immigrant Visas program, which can take more than three years to navigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal officials said 18,000 individuals are awaiting entry into the United States through the program, not including their spouses and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said officials are looking for ways to speed up that program, but also that diplomatic staff and facilities will remain in the country past the Sept. 11 military withdrawal date to help deal with those issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur embassy will remain, we will be able to continue processing,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we will do that as quickly and efficiently as we can, knowing, again, the special responsibility that we have to these brave Afghans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/05\/02\/top-us-general-afghan-forces-could-face-bad-possible-outcomes\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21121128137856.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Top US general: Afghan forces could face \u2018bad possible outcomes\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Gen. 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