18,000 Afghans impatiently waiting to travel to US

American legislators called on May 18 for evacuating thousands of allies from Afghanistan to rescue them from a bloodbath that may happen in the country after the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from it.

Nevertheless, the US administration has not minded any of these calls yet, amid fears from the potential collapse of the Afghan government after the aforementioned pullout.

Over 18,000 Afghan translators and commando troops who helped the American troops during their occupation of Afghanistan wait impatiently to get immigration visas to the US.

American legislators say the travel of this large number of people to the US may take up to two years.

A Republican legislator warned against the ramifications of the unrest that is expected to happen in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from it.

He expected Afghanistan to turn into another Vietnam.

He showed text messages sent to an American soldier by an Afghan colleague who told him that he was afraid to be killed by the Taliban after the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.

US President Joe Biden said American troops would pull out of Afghanistan in September this year.

US officials said, meanwhile, that the American government would speed up the issuance of immigration visas to American allies in Afghanistan.

One of these officials even said that these allies may be transferred to another country until the visa issued is sorted out.