Boris Johnson says UK will take 5,000 Afghan refugees amid collapse and Taliban takeover foxnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from foxnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mike Pompeo, who served as secretary of state under Donald Trump, said on Thursday night that the Taliban would not have been able to recapture swathes of Afghanistan under his leadership.
Former U.S. Army Captain Matthew Zeller reacts to the Taliban’s stunning battlefield advances across Afghanistan and the Biden administration’s response.
By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Nicole Gaouette, CNN
The first group of translators and interpreters who helped US soldiers and diplomats in Afghanistan arrived in the US on Friday, even as thousands more wait in Afghanistan in increasing fear of Taliban reprisals.
The first group of approved Afghan applicants for a Special Immigrant Visa touched down and traveled to Fort Lee, Virginia, on Friday, according to the Biden administration. The flight carried about 200 people, including applicants and their families, part of a priority group of 700 Afghan SIV applicants who have completed the majority of the background process required to get a visa. Along with their families, they number about 2,500.
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