Pentagon eyes places to send Afghan interpreters as Biden pledges evacuations by end of July
Ellen Mitchell 1 hr agoThe Pentagon is working to identify possible locations outside of Afghanistan it can move thousands of Afghan translators while they wait safely for visas to enter the United States.
President Biden on Thursday said the United States would begin evacuating Afghans who helped U.S. troops during the war, along with their families, as soon as this month.
But details of where they will go and what the evacuation process will look like have been few and far between, with Biden only saying that relocation flights will begin later this month to U.S. facilities outside the continental United States or in third-party countries.
"Our message to those women and men is clear: There is a home for you in the United States, if you so choose," Biden said. "We will stand with you, just as you stood with us."
The White House has not disclosed specifically where individuals will be transferred, with press secretary Jen Psaki earlier Thursday citing "security reasons" in not disclosing locations.
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