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Letter: Veteran-Led Organizations Call on the President to Evacuate SIVs from Afghanistan

Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI) led fifteen veteran-led organizations in a letter calling on President Biden to swiftly evacuate the over 17,000 Afghans in the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program as a central element of our military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Published on May 10, 2021

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