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Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001
What qualifies as a refugee from Afghanistan? I imagine 90% of them hate the Taliban but are too scared and/or don't have the power to do anything about it.
There are 30+ million people there. How do we choose who gets to leave? Millions of them probably want to get out of that shithole.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...cSG?li=BBnb7Kz
"According to a U.S. official involved in the effort, the U.S. is currently evacuating mostly U.S. citizens, green card holders, and the spouses and children of those individuals. Afghans who were employed by the embassy or other U.S. agencies in Afghanistan haven’t yet been evacuated in significant numbers."
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"Mr. Price added that the administration was working to expedite the screening process for Afghans, but cited the “rigorous vetting” required before admission to the U.S.
“That vetting, by and large, is taking place [in] third countries,” he said."