Calls Grow for Emergency Visas for Afghans Working With US Media
Voice of America
23 Jul 2021, 05:35 GMT+10
WASHINGTON - A coalition of more than two dozen U.S. news outlets and press freedom organizations is calling on the U.S. government to help protect Afghans who worked with foreign media and may face risks from the Taliban as a result.
Letters to President Joe Biden and top House and Senate leaders called on the United States to establish a visa program for local journalists and stringers who worked with American news outlets.
Many of these media workers fear retaliation from the Taliban as a result of their association with the U.S. media, the letter said.
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