Operation Allies Refuge | |
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Part of the American military withdrawal from Afghanistan | |
Type | Non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) |
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Commanded by | RAdm. Peter Vasely |
Objective | Evacuation of American citizens, embassy staff, and allied Afghan nationals |
Date | First phase: 14 July 2021 – 15 August 2021 Second phase: 15 August 2021 – 30 August 2021 |
Executed by | United States |
Outcome | 123,000 people evacuated |
Casualties | 195+ killed[1][2][3]
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Operation Allies Refuge was an evacuation effort carried out by the United States during the 2021 Taliban offensive. It took place in the final weeks of the War in Afghanistan and saw the airlifting of certain at-risk Afghan civilians (particularly coalition-allied interpreters), employees of the American embassy in Kabul, and other prospective applicants for the U.S. Special Immigrant Visa (SIV).[10][11] American personnel also helped NATO and other regional allies in their respective evacuation efforts from Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital city of Kabul. The operation was concurrent with the broader American military withdrawal from Afghanistan and the multinational evacuation of eligible foreigners and vulnerable Afghans.
SIV applicants were airlifted to the U.S., where they were temporarily housed by the American military while they completed their SIV requirements.
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