Welcome to Episode 73 of The Afghanistan Project, where we cover all topics related to two decades of war in Afghanistan, and the fallout of our Afghanistan withdrawal.
Our guest today is Andy Sullivan, the Chief Advocacy Officer for No One Left Behind, a nonprofit organization that supports the wartime allies whom we promised assistance through the special immigrant visa program.
Andy takes listeners through the latest SIV numbers for an update on the number of primary applicants in the pipeline, and efforts underway to preserve the program and add additional visas for the remaining applicants.
Andy discusses legacy data from the SIV program under the former Trump administration as a way to provide some optimism about the program’s fate under the new Trump administration.
We also discuss serious impediments with the program that need addressing, and tell the story of “Tahir,” an SIV applicant recovering from mental health crisis in Pakistan after being endangered by his service to the U.S. government.
Find No One Left Behind via:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/n1leftbehind
Website:
http://nooneleft.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-one-left-behind/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nooneleftbehindus/
About the host:
Beth Bailey worked in support of Afghanistan operations as a civilian intelligence analyst for the Department of the Army between 2010 and 2013. She is a freelance contributor to Fox News Digital and the Washington Examiner. Follow her on Instagram or X @BWBailey85.
For Afghan listeners:
If you would like to have your story considered for a future episode, please send us a letter about your experiences to our show e-mail address, theafghanistanprojectpodcast@gmail.com. Please include as much detail as possible, and let us know if you would like us to give you a pseudonym to protect your identity.
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