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    Bipartisan Group Of Senators Call On Biden To Evacuate Afghan Allies

    In a letter to President Biden, 55 senators expressed concern over abandoning Afghans who assisted the U.S. and are now in jeopardy.
    by Barbara Sprunt Aug 19, 2021 2 minutes
    Afghan special immigrant visa applicants crowd into an internet cafe to apply for that program on Aug. 8 in Kabul. A group of senators expressed concern the U.S. is abandoning allies who helped in the 20-year mission in Afghanistan.

    Fifty-five U.S. senators are urging President Biden to expeditiously evacuate Afghan special immigrant visa applicants whose lives are in jeopardy in the aftermath of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

    The group of senators, led by New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Iowa Republican Joni Ernst, noted

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