It's been obvious for weeks that all of Afghanistan including Kabul is going to fall now that American troops are leaving, but there continues to be no urgency about evacuating Afghans marked for death to US territory in the rapidly deteriorating situationhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/09/taliban-sweep-through-herat-province-as-afghan-advance-continues …
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Every year I grow more ashamed of my country, and my other country.
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The message couldn't be clearer: we're too afraid to invite a bunch of Muslims who fought side by side with our armies for twenty years into our prosperous, pluralistic, multi-ethnic society of 350 million that never stops boasting about its diversity and immigrant origins.
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For those interested in seeing more of the Afghanistan we're leaving behind, I can't recommend this YouTube travelogue from a pair of Polish travelers highly enough. I believe there are eight episodes so far, all subtitled in Englishhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di2yQKfblws&list=PL92t_hWZdNQuJHO-yPfvq3coIMs5v2xpF …
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And they fought on America's side!
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In the face of danger. Afghan collaborators should be treated as veterans.
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My parents came to America as refugees from the Cold War
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This does have the look of a completely predictable disaster that we are dealing with through denial. What do you suggest is the most effective way to lobby the government to act?
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