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This is dangerous stuff. qanon lies and people die. right now fueled in part by qanon adherents, a massive covid-19 disinformation campaign convincing americans not to get vaccinated. its time for the republican party to expunge these conspiracy theorists from ranks for the sake of democracy. e sak. right-hander 200 afghans who work with the u.s. government are safe now in virginia after a massive evacuation. the first wave of interpreters and families flew in dull he is international outside ...

Cnns kylie atwood has more. >> if i dont go out of afghanistan, im counting down my end of life. >> reporter: every day the taliban control surges in afghanistan, the situation grows more deadly for afghan interpreters, who are trying to flee the country after working alongside u.s. troops and diplomats. three interpreters who have applied for special immigrant visas to the united states or sivs, spoke to cnn and described how urgently they must get out of the country. after years of putting the...

The taliban targeting them retribution for assist the u.s. military. for more on this imitate joined by national security and global affairs reporter. dan delusp talk to us about what is next for the interpreters and families in the united states. and possibly more importantly those who havent come over yet. because there are many times the number who arrived who are still in afghanistan >> thats right. for this lucky group they are in ft. lee at the army base in virginia. there is some final pa...

The taliban say former interpreters who worked with foreign forces but now show remorse will not be harmed. few are reassured by that. dozens are reported to have been killed by the group in recent years. military veterans and campaigners say the evacuation policies need to be more generous. the absolute priority for an afghan relocation and assistance policy is looking at are these people under threat because of their association with us? the only exception that needs to be made there is that i...

Aware 2,300 people still with special immigrant visa qualifications that are still behind in afghanistan. do you believe enough is being done to bring them here and also what is life like for them there? and how concerned are you about their fate? should they be -- is that blown out of proportion or should they be brought here to the united states immediately? >> they should be brought immediately. you know, the threat and violence in both the u.s. allies afghanistan are already properly documen...

Humanitarian agencies have been warning that many in tigray are facing catastrophic levels of hunger. a first group of 200 afghan interpreters who served with us forces have landed in america today. presidentjoe biden said the us was fulfilling its promise to those who served "shoulder—to—shoulder" with american forces. campaigners though have called for the process to be sped up. britain has relocated 2,300 interpreters and their relatives, but concerns have been raised after some applicant...

Presidentjoe biden said the us was fulfilling its promise to those who served "shoulder—to—shoulder" with american forces. campaigners though have called for the process to be sped up. at the same time — britain has relocated 2,300 interpreters and their relatives, but concerns have been raised after some applicants were rejected. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani reports from kabul. tens of thousands of british soldiers served in afghanistan. crucial to their mission, the help of local i...

After an israeli managed tanker was attacked off the coast of oman. us and eu sources say iran is the main suspect. israel is calling for a harsh response. here, a man has pleaded guilty to assaulting englands chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, in a central london park last month. lewis hughes, whos twenty—four, appeared before westminster magistrates court. a second man, jonathan chew from brentwood in essex, pleaded not guilty to assault, and will stand trial in november. a stewa...

Theyre protecting them now. most of the falling into the hands of taliban. those interpreters have no way to flee the countries, might just flee to kabul. security situations are getting worse in kabul, too. so theyre just desperately waiting to come to the united states of america. >> is the biden administration doing what it needs to do, said? >> i would say theyre doing much more better than the last administration because when i did apply for my family immigration visa, the last administrati...

Anas, not his real name, is one of dozens of interpreters whose applications have been rejected. he says he fears for his life. they are going to kill me. thats it. it is a big threat for my family also. because of me, my family will be paying for that. he served for two years with the british forces in helmand province but was then sacked. those dismissed for serious offences are not being relocated. he says he refused to go on a second consecutive mission in order to attend his engagement cere...