The Problem With Thousands of Afghan Refugees

Are we headed for 9/11 part two?
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One of the looming ramifications of Joe Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan pullout is the potential of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil carried out by a few jihadis who may have infiltrated the ranks of the thousands of Afghan allies the U.S. hurriedly worked to extradite prior to the August 31 deadline. The U.S. evacuated about 120,000 people since the end of July, including roughly 6,000 Americans. In his self-contradictory speech Tuesday, Joe Biden happily boasted about this “extraordinary success.” That might be a bit premature.

Due to Biden’s malfeasance in pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan before ensuring that all Americans and genuine Afghan allies were safely, orderly, and completely removed from the country, the Taliban quickly swept back into power. That not only forced the U.S. to scramble and negotiate from a weakened position, but it left the entire country under enemy control while the U.S. tried to figure out who to evacuate.

This debacle cost the lives of 13 American Patriots and more than a hundred Afghan civilians. And the sad reality is that it may indirectly lead to the loss of more American lives. How so? As Kenneth Gray of the University of New Haven, Connecticut, explained: “The threat of having Islamic State or al Qaeda come into the country is not increased through the southwest border. It’s the entry of al Qaeda and Islamic State in the groups of refugees that are being taken out of Afghanistan and possibly to the United States because of the lack of vetting procedures that would normally go on to expedite getting all of these people out of Afghanistan.”

In the rush to evacuate as many Americans and Afghan allies as possible, the U.S. State Department passed out blank Special Immigrant Visa forms. And as Gray noted, “When you provide blank visas without specific names already on them and without going through the vetting process, don’t be surprised when you end up with ISIS or al Qaeda showing up with those visas in hand.”