{"id":683662,"date":"2021-08-25T15:36:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T19:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=683662"},"modified":"2021-08-25T15:36:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T19:36:10","slug":"lawmakers-push-biden-to-rescue-americans-afghan-translators-from-taliban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-push-biden-to-rescue-americans-afghan-translators-from-taliban\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers Push Biden To Rescue Americans, Afghan Translators From Taliban"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-push-biden-to-rescue-americans-afghan-translators-from-taliban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=683662&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div readability=\"28.2194092827\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/\">National Security<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Thousands of US citizens remain behind Taliban lines<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-865502256_736x514-736x514-1.jpg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/s4.freebeacon.com\/up\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-865502256_736x514.jpg 736w, https:\/\/s4.freebeacon.com\/up\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-865502256_736x514-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s4.freebeacon.com\/up\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-865502256_736x514-703x491.jpg 703w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tRep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas) \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/jack-beyrer\/\" title=\"Posts by Jack Beyrer\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Jack Beyrer<\/a> \u2022 August 25, 2021 3:30 pm<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"92.137758397933\">\n<p><span>A bipartisan group of lawmakers and activists renewed efforts to pressure the Biden administration into evacuating thousands of Americans and Afghan allies who remain in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Rep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas) led several lawmakers, including former Green Beret Rep. Mike Waltz (R., Fla.) and former diplomats Reps. Tom Malinowski (D., N.J.) and Andy Kim (D., N.J.), alongside advocates for the Afghan people in a Wednesday press conference urging the Biden administration to act decisively and rescue the thousands stuck in Afghanistan.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The bloc pushed back against the Biden administration, which said it will comply with the Aug. 31 deadline for a full withdrawal of U.S. troops. Top Biden personnel, such as national security adviser Jake Sullivan, have said they cannot guarantee the safe retrieval of Americans from Afghanistan. At least one American\u2014Navy veteran Mark Frerichs\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/biden-withdrawal-leaves-navy-vet-in-talibans-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remains<\/a> in Taliban custody.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Waltz castigated the Biden administration for its failure to act. The Florida congressman said his office and many others have taken on responsibilities in bringing Americans home from Afghanistan, as diplomats in the State Department and elsewhere have been unable to complete the job themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;We\u2019ve had to have congressional offices devote their entire staffs now to connecting the dots and doing what needs to be done,&#8221; Waltz said. &#8220;That\u2019s wrong. We\u2019re having to fight through our own bureaucracy to help fellow Americans and to help those who served with us\u2026. But briefing after briefing, we hear this happy talk.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chase Millsap, a Marine veteran and advocate for those left behind in Afghanistan, pleaded with President Joe Biden to do more to ensure the safe return of Americans and Afghans alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I&#8217;m getting texts every single minute from others who are trying to get there,&#8221; Millsap said, speaking about those fleeing to the airport in Kabul. &#8220;Right now there\u2019s a gap\u2026. I\u2019m asking the president to please help us shorten that gap.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Democrats also expressed dissatisfaction with the efforts to retrieve those left behind. Kim spoke at length about the duty of lawmakers to protect and serve citizens in danger, asking the Biden administration to reconsider its timeline for withdrawal.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Though the Biden administration is praising its handling of the Afghanistan evacuation\u2014White House chief of staff Ron Klain has taken to Twitter to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/west-wing-playbook\/2021\/08\/24\/the-blob-turns-on-jake-494113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>amplify<\/span><\/a><span> many messages applauding the withdrawal\u2014challenges remain in bringing back both American citizens and Afghan translators. The Taliban <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/08\/24\/asia\/kabul-airport-afghanistan-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>reportedly<\/span><\/a><span> have blocked access to Kabul\u2019s airport and are screening passengers before they are allowed to leave, potentially putting thousands of pro-U.S. Afghans and U.S. citizens at risk.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;We\u2019re all standing here united as Republicans and Democrats for what\u2019s right,&#8221; McCaul said. &#8220;And that\u2019s to save those left behind and that\u2019s what we stand for as a nation.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Security Thousands of US citizens remain behind Taliban lines  Rep. 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