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The veterans community are being put into that process. and simply put, i share our gratitude to them for their incredibly important and passionate advocacy. it is more than a priority for us, it is a deeply held commitment and it is an ongoing one. we are going do do everything that we can to keep it in the weeks and months ahead. the diplomacy is already signed by more than 100 countries and makes clear that the expectations of the taliban lead government, including freedom of travel, upholdin...

Men and women were not already out of afghanistan by the time that the evacuation effort began. when we took office, we inherited a backlog of thousands of afghanistan immigrants. going back to march of 2020. covid-19 of course, was a major impediment. as you know, the process for approving a special visa is a lengthy one. there are multiple steps and these are congressional requirements and they include multiple agencies and not just the state department. we were determined to fix this. within ...

Like? this is a vetting process that takes months, if not years, and it is now, happening in a matter of days for those coming into the country. what can you tell us that is happening with that process? >> you can bet, sandra, if it is happening in hours or days, there is going to be something missed with certainty. they have had vetting all of the time, and we are pretty comfortable with that. if folks were secondary and someones family came in that we didnt know, someones friend, someones brot...

Of afghanistan. there is also the threat of terrorism, including isis-k and the biden administration must now rely on the taliban for help. >> john: the vetting process for refugees and lawmakers say they are concerned that the process is being rushed and if the administration is checking for potential criminal records or potential national security issues. first, jackie is live at the white house. >> reporter: we are waiting to hear from anthony blinken at any moment now. we dont know how many ...

And either she is lying or doesnt know exactly what is going on. i agree this is a huge, huge national security issue and hopefully, at the press conference today with the secretary, someone is going to ask these questions. the american public has the right to these answers. they are not being properly vetted and we can be assured of that just because of what is happening on the ground and based on the proper process that is in place that takes 18 months, there is no way they are doing it proper...

Afghanistan to express our deep gratitude they have been doing to aid with the evacuation effort. and i will convey our pride and thanks to the diplomats, troops, and other u.s. employees who are doing truly heroic work around the clock to make this process ongoing as quickly as possible. and in germany, im going to have a chance to meet with the americans awaiting processing and im going to meet and hold an administerial meeting on afghanistan with partners of more than 20 countries that all ha...

Issuing siv visas by more than a year. in july, some of you will remember, we launched operation allies refuge with afghan refugees eligible for sivs, as well as their family members to the united states. we continue to process as many siv applications as possible. we are exploing alternative ways to process siv applications, so afghanistans dont have to wait in afghanistan while they are being process. we have learned from experience that the siv process was not

Does it in a way that is methodical and delivers a secure outcome for the united states. >> sandra: thank you. it is certainly a process and we hope to learn more about that process as so many are being brought over. we know that we have heard about the refugee vetting process. this is something that we hope to get more information over time as the vetting continues. >> john: there was fierce fighting and in north of kabul. i wonder if the taliban has overrun the opposition? >> sandra: this tali...

Designed to be done during an evacuation emergency. there are lessons that we have learned and we will learn as the process continues to make the application program more efficient and effective. i want to thank the many members in afghanistan that are working through organizations to help afghans that helped them. i just spoke with several of them, along with the secretary of veterans affairs who are using their voices, their networks, their resources who are doing all they can to help their fr...

Government participating, they shutdown the siv process, and no one single visa was issued the rest of 2020. now we have this backlog and the human tragedy of people on the ground in afghanistan holding such visas unable to get out of their country. the feeling is that we have resources still on the ground in afghanistan trying to implement some exit plan, but thats going to depend on the cooperation of the taliban in order to do that. but i think it is an ongoing process. i think there is poten...