'Majority' of Afghans who worked for the US and applied for visas were likely left behind, State Department official says

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The majority of Afghans who worked for the United States during its two-decade military campaign were likely left behind in the chaotic and rushed evacuation from Afghanistan, a senior State Department official said Wednesday.

"The majority" of Afghans who worked for the United States during its two-decade military campaign were likely left behind in the chaotic and rushed evacuation from Afghanistan, a senior State Department official said Wednesday.

The official said they did not have a specific count of the Afghan Special Immigrant applicants and family members who did not make it onto evacuation flights,"but I would say it's the majority of them, just based on anecdotal information about the populations we were able to support.

 

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Typical..

Finish the thought: because the Trump admin intentionally gutted the visa process so they couldn’t leave.

Dems are horrible at pulling out

Were likely? I think you need to find out for sure before you lay all the blame on Biden. He has a cluster f..k to clean up. And to be quite honest., Afghanistan has always been a cluster f..k. Many policy changes over the years. He won't give up on our allies.

Off course Biden won't live long enough to pay for the expense inflicted on the American taxpayers.

رییسعلی دلواری قهرمان مبارزه با استعمار انگلیس است و ملت ایران همانند شهید رییسعلی دلواری که در مقابل انگلیس ایستادگی کرد، امروز در برابر قدرت های متجاوز به سرکردگی آمریکا ایستاده است و از دشمنان خود هیچ واهمه‌ای در دل ندارد. دلیران_تنگستان رئیسعلی_کابوس_استعمار

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