In August 2021, following Washington’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and the swift advance by the Taliban, the US military rushed to fly out tens of thousands of vulnerable Afghans from the country. The majority of the evacuees were nationals who worked alongside the US personnel during Washington’s twenty-year-long occupation of the country and their close relatives. Operation Allies Welcome officially started on August 29, 2021, when President Biden delegated the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to lead the resettlement operations and coordinate the efforts to support Afghans moving to th…