Today's D Brief: WH to launch special Afghan evacuation; Russia’s new security strategy; Kristi Noem’s National Guard; From Iraq to an insurrection; And a bit more.
By Ben Watson
July 14, 2021
The D Brief
The White House is about to launch a new effort to evacuate Afghan special immigrant visa applicants. It’s going to be called “Operation Allied Refuge,” and administration officials are expected to speak about it publicly later today, Reuters reports.
Updating: The U.S. military has completed “more than 95% of the entire withdrawal process” in Afghanistan, the U.S. Central Command officials said in a statement Tuesday.
With that exit looming, key WH officials are soon headed to Uzbekistan, led by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement Wednesday morning.
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