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Treatment of America Afghan Allies

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Topic poll · all networksWho bears most responsibility for abandoned Afghan allies?

  • The Biden withdrawal decision 0%
  • Congress, for slow visa laws 0%
  • Multiple administrations 0%
  • The chaotic Kabul collapse 0%

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Topic poll · all networksShould the Special Immigrant Visa program for Afghan allies be fully restored?

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  • Yes, but with strict vetting 0%
  • No — pause it for now 0%
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The U.S. spent ~$2.3 trillion on the 20-year Afghanistan war.

Brown University's Costs of War project puts the 20-year Afghanistan war at $2.3 trillion. The Special Immigrant Visa program for Afghan allies, created in 2009, costs far less — yet thousands remain in immigration limbo.

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