Over 50 senators urge Biden to accelerate evacuation of Afghan SIV applicants

A bipartisan group of more than 50 senators is calling on President Biden to immediately evacuate Afghan SIV applicants and their families as Afghanistan falls further into chaos.

"We also urge your administration to assist with the passage of individuals to the airport to safety – both those within Kabul and those outside of the capital – as well as to consider cases where Afghans fleeing quickly may not have been able to collect or gather appropriate documents," the letter states. The letter comes as thousands of Americans and vulnerable Afghans remain stranded in the country since its collapse, with U.S. troops and diplomats scrambling to get them on flights out of the airport in Kabul, which is surrounded by Taliban militants trying to block access.