Pentagon examining how to evacuate thousands who worked for US from Afghanistan
CNN
The Pentagon is in the early stages of planning for the potential evacuation of thousands of Afghan nationals whose work for the US could make them Taliban targets when the American military withdraws from the country, according to four administration officials.
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