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This is the ninth installment in a Washington Examiner series detailing the struggles of Afghan activists and allies affected by the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

More than 80 lawmakers called on the Biden administration to speed its resettlement of Afghans who aided the U.S. as thousands still wait in limbo.

This is the seventh installment in a Washington Examiner series detailing the struggles of Afghan activists and allies affected by the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON — More than 80 House members called on President Joe Biden to ramp up evacuations of Afghan allies still stranded in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal last year.

In the letter, the lawmakers — all Democrats except for Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., an Afghanistan veteran —outlined suggestions for how agencies can speed up processing of Afghans applying for relief from overseas and facilitate their journey to the U.S.

More than 80 lawmakers called on the Biden administration to speed its resettlement of Afghans who aided the U.S. as thousands still wait in limbo.

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More than 80 lawmakers called on the Biden administration to speed its resettlement of Afghans who aided the U.S. as thousands still wait in limbo.

More than 80 lawmakers called on the Biden administration to speed its resettlement of Afghans who aided the U.S. as thousands still wait in limbo.

President Joe Biden is considering a plan that would fast-track thousands of Afghans into the U.S. to eventually secure green cards for them.