White House weighs evacuating Afghans who work for US before force withdraw

The biggest concern for U.S. officials is that Afghan citizens who played an invaluable role serving American forces would be quickly targeted by Taliban forces.

The Biden administration is debating how to get thousands of Afghans who worked for the U.S. out of the country before American forces withdraw in a few months, amid fears that time is running out ahead of a potential Taliban takeover.

White House national security aides have held several meetings about the issue in recent days to trade ideas, discussing options including a mass evacuation of thousands of people to a third country where they could be processed and brought to the U.S.

The biggest concern for U.S. officials is that Afghan citizens who played an invaluable role serving American