During the Taliban takeover this past year in Afghanistan, United States and NATO-allied forces evacuated over 124,000 Afghan citizens who had helped and assisted in American-led projects and employed by both the US and NATO nations. Many family members of these employed Afghans had not been evacuated, however, and still have not been after months. These evacuations have been slow due to the inability to negotiate with the Taliban regarding such family evacuations. Many of these family members have not been able to evacuate due to their ties to Taliban enemies, or NATO nations. Much of these efforts are through diplomatic processes and filing necessary letters and forms advocating for the removal of these Afghans. Many activists are currently trying to help those already evacuated with legislative measures such as the Afghan Adjustment Act sponsored by my own (Ethan Garard's) representative Adam Kinzinger-IL, which would allow evacuees the ability to apply for permanent citizenship one year after entering the country - which would help evacuees find a permanent space to wait for their family members.
Volunteers try to reunite Afghan families separated during U.S. evacuations : Goats and Soda : NPR
-Ethan Garard
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