What is Operation Allies Refuge?
The '''Operation Allies Refuge''' is a continuing [[United States]] [[military]] operation. Its purpose is for removing in-danger [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] civilians, applicants of the [[Special Immigrant Visa]] (SIV) and employees of the Embassy of the United States away from Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biden to Announce the 'Operation Allied Refuge'|work=Newsweek|url=https://www.newsweek.com/biden-announce-operation-allied-refuge-airlift-afghanistan-interpreters-1609693|access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> This operation is happening at the same time as the removal of [[United States|Americans]] from Afghanistan and leaving of foreign people and Afghans who are vulnerable. ==Operation history== The operation's name was officially given out on 14 July 2021 by [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration officials]].<ref>{{cite web|title=In Urgent Cable, the United States Embassy Calls on Washington to Evacuate Afghan Staffers Threatened by the Taliban|publisher=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/urgent-cable-us-embassy-calls-washington-evacuate-afghan/story?id=79428579|access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> On 22 July the [[United States House of Representatives]] passed the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act. This was done to increase the cap for Afghan [[interpreter]]s. This was also done to speed up the Afghan Special Visa Processes.<ref>{{cite web|title=The House Votes to Evacuate More Afghan Allies as the United States War Ends|publisher=The Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-government-and-politics-fc8ae4f5eafdd2d8de7a1a5e11a2d0c7|access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> On 22 August, President [[Joe Biden]] said [[United States Armed Forces|American troops]] may remain in Afghanistan beyond August 31. He then announced that more than 28,000 had been removed from Afghanistan from 15 August onward. From July 2021 onward, over 33,000 people were removed out of the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biden Says United States May Extend the Afghanistan Wit