Exclusive: U.S. Channel for Emergency Afghan Visas Crashes

State Department mailbox crashes under weight of thousands of SIV applications

Aug 15, 2021

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The email in-box for emergency visa applications for Afghans who worked with the U.S. has crashed, according to a former Air Force serviceman trying to help his local counterpart escape the advancing Taliban.

Sam Lerman, a former sergeant who helped protect Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base during a 2011-2012 tour of duty, showed SpyTalk the response he got …

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