White House says 20,000 Afghan interpreters asking for US asylum

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About 20,000 Afghans who worked as interpreters for the United States during its war in Afghanistan and now fear retribution from Taliban ...

Afghan former interpreters for the US and NATO forces demonstrate in Kabul in April after US President Joe Biden announced the US withdrawal from the country. WASHINGTON: About 20,000 Afghans who worked as interpreters for the United States during its war in Afghanistan and now fear retribution from Taliban insurgents have applied for evacuation, the White House said Thursday .

Psaki said those who have completed security vetting could then be temporarily housed at a US military base. "Their efforts contributed to the decimation of Al Qaeda and its ability to attack the US homeland," they said in a letter to Biden.

 

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