For Afghans Fleeing Taliban, Being on Right List Is Crucial

Washington is awash in lists. And for the innumerable Afghans seeking to escape Taliban rule, becoming on the right one can necessarily mean the variance in between lifestyle and dying.

The a lot of lists, compiled by absolutely everyone from veterans groups and human-rights organizations to the Condition Division and Pentagon contain scores of American citizens, environmentally friendly-card holders and 1000’s of at-risk Afghans who did not make it out of Kabul by late August, when the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan.