US efforts to evacuate its Afghan employees regarded as too little, too late, as many visa recipients struggle to leave country
“These are people who have their visas, but they were never scheduled for an evacuation, so it’s a very bizarre situation,” James Miervaldis, the chairman of the board of the refugee support group, No One Left Behind, said.
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