50,000 Afghans at risk: US in talks with three CA states for refugees

WASHINGTON: The Biden management is exploring having three Central Asian nations temporarily soak up lots of Afghans who labored with america forces and face threats from the Taliban now that the USA troops are retreating after 20 years, 3 resources familiar with the matter said on Friday.


They stated Washington turned into in talks with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan about letting within the at-hazard Afghan residents. Two of the sources have been US officials and all requested anonymity, reviews a UK-based global twine agency.


The three assets stated an settlement did no longer appear coming near near with any of the international locations.


The choice to transport at-threat Afghans dangers inflaming a feel of disaster in Afghanistan, as combating among US-sponsored Afghan forces and the Taliban has surged in recent weeks, with the militants gaining manipulate of huge quantities of territory.


Thousands of Afghan translators and interpreters face threats from the Taliban after working for two decades along america navy.


The United States announced plans last week to are seeking safe haven for lots of vulnerable Afghans in nations outdoor Afghanistan so their US visa packages will be processed from protection, however Washington did no longer specify where they might cross.


White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki furnished no similarly details on Friday.


"One of the reasons that I'm not going to get into safety details about what 1/3 united states of america they could visit, and what number of, is exactly for that reason, but in reality our timeline is to relocate those individuals to a region outside of Afghanistan before we entire our military drawdown," Psaki stated.50,000 Afghans at risk: US in talks with three CA states for refugees


President Joe Biden has said folks who helped the USA will not be left behind, and on Thursday a senior Republican lawmaker said plans to evacuate at-hazard Afghans will encompass their own family members for a total of as many as 50,000 human beings.


"We are figuring out a collection of Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) candidates who have served as interpreters and translators, in addition to other at-risk classes who have assisted us. They can be relocated to a vicinity out of doors of Afghanistan earlier than we complete our army drawdown via September, in order to finish the visa application procedure," a senior management respectable stated.


On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Tajik and Uzbek opposite numbers. The State Department stated in readouts of the conferences that Afghanistan was mentioned but furnished no similarly information.

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