Sen. Cardin Calls Situation In Afghanistan “A Dire Humanitarian Crisis”

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin released a connection connected Monday calling the Taliban takeover successful Afghanistan “a dire humanitarian crisis” and urging President Biden to summation the quota for refugees who could relocate to America.

“What is happening successful Afghanistan contiguous is tragic. It is simply a dire humanitarian crisis,” Cardin said. “The gains we person made passim the years, peculiarly regarding the rights of women and children, are going to beryllium lost.”

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After much than 20 years of trying to enactment the caller authorities and equipped forces successful Afghanistan, the withdrawal of American forces “was a agelong clip coming and thing the American radical wanted to spot happen,” Cardin said. But helium added that the speedy illness of the Afghan service successful its combat against the Taliban “has been astonishing and is simply a heavy disappointment.”

Cardin, a elder subordinate of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the superior extremity present is to safely instrumentality American unit home. He besides called connected the Biden medication to grow eligibility successful exile programs and expedite applications.

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“Given the U.S. relation successful the warfare successful Afghanistan, the United States has a motivation work to judge immoderate Afghan seeking refuge that it can,” helium said. “The U.S. authorities should facilitate evacuation flights for each susceptible groups successful Afghanistan who question asylum and harmless haven successful the United States oregon beyond.”

He did recognition Biden for cleaning up a messiness his 3 predecessors could not.

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“George W. Bush failed to implicit the ngo successful Afghanistan and diverted resources to a caller ngo successful Iraq unrelated to 9/11,” Cardin said. “President Barack Obama wanted to propulsion troops out, but couldn’t find a way. President Donald Trump announced a withdrawal, invited the Taliban to Camp David connected the eve of the 9/11 day and chopped concealed deals with them starring straight to what we are seeing successful Afghanistan today.”

CBS Baltimore Staff