U.S. Expands Efforts to Relocate Afghans at Risk of Taliban Vengeance

military is preparing to house as many as 35,000 Afghan interpreters and family members at two American bases, in Kuwait and in Qatar, in an expanding effort to aid those who face Taliban retribution for helping American forces, U.S.

Thousands of welcome packages, containing health and comfort items and packaged military meals that don’t contain pork, to accommodate Muslim dietary requirements, are being positioned at the bases, officials said.

The plans are to accommodate the interpreters and their families as they await processing for American visas to be permanently resettled in the U.S.

A first group of about 2,500 Afghan interpreters and their families are expected to arrive at Fort Lee, Va.

in coming days, officials said.

As Taliban fighters make gains across Afghanistan, officials cite a growing need to evacuate those interpreters and their families from the country as soon as possible to protect them from potential retaliation.