{"id":56402,"date":"2021-08-23T15:02:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/23\/vets-groups-plead-for-more-action-from-white-house-on-afghanistan-evacuations\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:13:11","slug":"vets-groups-plead-for-more-action-from-white-house-on-afghanistan-evacuations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2021\/08\/23\/vets-groups-plead-for-more-action-from-white-house-on-afghanistan-evacuations\/","title":{"rendered":"Vets groups plead for more action from White House on Afghanistan evacuations"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=600d61ea-59ee-4c0a-a007-b6e85a25a606\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/2021\/08\/16\/mental-health-resources-are-available-for-veterans-unsettled-by-afghanistan-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. veterans groups<\/a> scrambling to save their foreign allies made it clear over the weekend that they expect White House officials to do more to make prevent the unfolding humanitarian crisis on the other side of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evacuateourallies.org\/letter-to-potus\" target=\"_blank\">coalition of 46 veterans and military-connected organizations<\/a> requested a meeting with administration officials on the steps ahead in Afghanistan and \u201cfulfilling our commitment to our Afghan allies\u201d by getting them out of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFailing to meet our obligations to these Afghans would not only be a national security risk \u2014 harming America\u2019s reputation abroad and eroding the trust in our armed forces that is critical for future operations \u2014 it would also condemn veterans and survivors of the conflict in Afghanistan to a lifetime of moral injury,\u201d the group wrote in their request to senior White House staff.<\/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\/08\/22\/chaotic-evacuation-from-afghanistan-was-inevitable-biden-insists\/\" 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\/AP21234751830138.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\">Chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan was inevitable, Biden insists<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">About 11,000 individuals have been evacuated from the country in the last few days.<\/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\">Those involved include well-known advocacy organizations such as AMVETS and Vietnam Veterans of America as well as groups with close ties to the Democratic Party (and Biden White House) like VoteVets and High Ground Veterans Advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the signers have been working to aid Afghan nationals for weeks, running fund-raisers online, helping State and Defense Department officials on locating individuals in trouble, and handling paperwork issues for Afghan families forced to flee their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the weekend, in a separate letter to Congress and the White House, a coalition of 16 military and veterans organizations (some included in the Monday letter) said that the disorderly evacuation of thousands of Americans and refugees from Kabul in recent weeks suggests that \u201cwe have failed as a country to honor our commitments\u201d to foreign allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFix this now,\u201d the letter stated. \u201cWe are all dedicated to making the transition for these fellow warriors as seamless and welcoming as possible, and we are ready to assist the US government and these [Special Immigrant Visa] applicants and families now. Please put us to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials said in a 24-hour span from Aug 22 to 23, 28 U.S. military flights evacuated about 10,400 people from Kabul airport, while additional coalition aircraft evacuated nearly 6,000 more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to White House figures released Monday, about 42,000 people have been evacuated since the end of July. The total includes a mix of Americans working in Afghanistan and Afghan citizens seeking safety as Taliban fighters regain control of that country.<\/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\/08\/16\/mental-health-resources-are-available-for-veterans-unsettled-by-afghanistan-news\/\" 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=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21228322864684.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\">Mental health resources are available for veterans unsettled by Afghanistan news<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Veterans Affairs officials warn that veterans should be wary of anxiety and stress caused by the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan.<\/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\">On Sunday, Biden announced plans to mobilize civilian aircraft from American airline companies to help move refugees from overseas locations outside Afghanistan to areas where they can be cared for and their immigration petitions can be better processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But nearly all of that work has been focused on the immediate evacuation effort, not the long-term housing and well-being of the refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s letter from the group of 18 organizations \u2014 which includes the Independence Fund, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States and No One Left Behind, an advocacy group focused specifically on resettling foreign allies of U.S. military forces \u2014 also called for dedicated annual funding for support programs to help the displaced Afghans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA SIV specific general grant program to which community organizations could apply may be a good first start,\u201d the group wrote.<\/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\/08\/23\/taliban-says-it-wont-accept-extension-to-bidens-aug-31-afghan-withdrawal-deadline\/\" 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\/06\/Helping-Hands.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 says it won\u2019t accept extension to Biden\u2019s Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Taliban said there will be &#039;consequences&quot; if Biden extends his Afghan withdrawal deadline.<\/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\">The broader veterans community is also hoping to broach those kinds of topics in a meeting with senior administration officials. The group of 46 organizations said they also want to see the White House deal with the issue of \u201cconfronting those who politicize the issue of refugee resettlement and condemn those who slander our Afghan allies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. evacuation effort in Afghanistan is scheduled to end on Aug. 31. 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