In the chaotic, final hours of the Vietnam War, the US evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese who supported the American mission and were at risk under the communist government.With US and NATO forces facing a September 11 deadline to leave Afghanistan, many are recalling that desperate, hasty exodus as they urge the Biden administration to evacuate thousands of Afghans who worked as interpreters or otherwise helped US military operations there in the past two decades.Despite unusual bipartisan support in the US Congress, the administration has not agreed to such a move, declining to publicly support something that could undermine security in the Afghanistan as it unwinds a war that started after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, DC.
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