In a letter to President Joe Biden and Congress, a coalition of veterans and other groups listed 15 steps the U.S. government needs to take to 'honor its promise to those who remain at risk because of their connection to U.S. activities in Afghanistan.'
Hundreds of veterans and other front-line volunteerssay that their efforts have become "untenable" without increased support from the U.S. government.
"This is not a two-week mission — it's months, maybe years long," he said in a phone interview. "So we want that one person in government to be able to leverage all the tools available to the American government. We got to the moon. We can solve this thing." A spokesperson for the National Security Council noted that the U.S. had evacuated 74,000 people through Operation Allies Welcome, which has provided support and assistance for those who have made their way to the U.S.
Alex Plitsas, an Army veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who worked with the Human First Coalition to help evacuate Afghans, said that the number of people who still need to leave the country is most likely equivalent to the number who were able to flee before the U.S. military departed. The signatories also asked Congress to provide greater funding to these efforts through the State Department and USAID, particularly as many groups have noted that private donations have dipped as the American public's attention veers elsewhere.
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