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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 ceremony. defence sources allege he repeatedly failed to turn up for work. i was very sad. i wrote all of my story, what happened to me in helmand, because i did a good service so i thought that maybe i recei...

There are thousands in afghanistan looking to get out. >> thats right. there are thousands of them. the first group, as you mentioned, about 200 that arrived earlier this morning. thats a combination of some people who worked for the u.s. as interpreters and other things and their family members. so far about 700 afghans have actually gone through the vast majority of the special immigrant visa process. they have been approved. those are the first ones that will be brought here to fort lee. when...

The high expectation and then the culture shock environment, you know, how you was blessed in the environment and transportation system is different here. and many more. however, if you get out your comfort zone and work, you know, make connections, network and these will be kind of easier for you. what i would suggest for these new evacuees and interpreters here to get out of their comfort zone and make connections. when you was here, i didnt know any afghans. right now, there are thousands of ...

Feel harassed time, as well as an idea of how many have landed. they are part of a first tranche of 750 interpreters and their families, taking 2500 people who are at the most advanced stage of the application process. they will be taken to virginia for the final steps of the process. another 4000 interpreters are expected to be taken to us military bases abroad or save bad countries. kuwait had been one of the places muted as a temporary residence for interpreters. 0ther temporary residence for...

But there are still thousands of afghan interpreters and thousands more of their family members who have been left behind, now facing persecution or worse, by the taliban. im joined now by syed noore, who joined the u.s. army, he is now in the u.s. but his family has not been able to come with us. thank you for being with us to talk about the predicament that your family and so many other afghan families are in. i want to start with you having worked for u.s. troops. what danger were you persona...

Now, safe on u.s. soil. >> there is a home for you in the united states, if you so chose. >> reporter: president biden welcomed the interpreters home and thanked them for putting their lives on the line alongside u.s. troops in americas longest war. those arriving today are part of a group of 700 special immigrant visa applicants that completed the majority of their background screening process. they will be at fort lee for about a week at temporary housing and hotels securing a medical clearanc...

And the reason that many of them need to leave afghanistan is because of the threat posed by the taliban. some of them facing death threats. some have been killed in recent days because of their work alongside u.s. troops. and now some are coming here as i said, there are two other locations that they are going to, they will be going to u.s. facilities abroad and also third countries as they wait for their visas to be processed. the group coming here as gone through the majority of their visa ap...

It matters who is in the room. so ill go now there are no black women in the senate and we understand that. there are black people, brown people, asian people. so right now theres nobody in the room making it clear -- reach out and talk about what it looks like. its not good enough. >> congresswoman cori bush. were glad to have you on the show. and this is something i think were going to be talking about more. thank you very much for coming on. we hope to have you back again soon. >> thank you. ...

And abide by the lockdown. the united states is beginning to evacuate large numbers of afghan interpreters and their families, because of fears that their work could put their lives at risk. concern over their fate has increased as the us completes its military withdrawal from the country. lets speak now to our correspondent secunder kermani, whos in kabul. how dangerous is it for those who aided americans over the last two decades? . , aided americans over the last two decades? ., , , ., ., ., ...

Six rare white lion . cubs are on the prowl at leicestershire park and already theyve . been met with a roar- of approval from visitors. they are lovely, yeah, really sweet, really cute. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the us justice department. more than 1600 pregnant women have died in brazil since the beginning of the pandemic. 200 afghan interpreters and their families have landed in amer...