Abdul Wahid Forozan, a former translator for the American military in Afghanistan, holds a sign during a rally near the White House in July 2021.
Abdul Wahid Forozan, a former translator for the American military in Afghanistan, holds a sign during a rally near the White House in July 2021.
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  • "Operation Allies Refuge" is setting up flights for Afghans who helped the US military during the nearly two-decade war.
  • The flights are set to start at the end of July.
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The Biden Administration will start offering evacuation flights to Afghans who helped the US military during the nearly 20-year war, a senior administration official told the Associated Press.

The "Operation Allies Refuge" flights will start at the end of July, the official said.

Special immigrant visa applicants applying for US residency will be on the first flights out, the senior official said.

An announcement on the flights, seen by CNN, said Ambassador Tracey Jacobson will be leading a task force that will "deliver on the President's commitment under Operation Allies Refuge," and that the task force will also include representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and Defense Department.

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