Former US Army officers ask Congress for a law to "save" their Afghan allies in the country

MADRID, 18 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

More than twenty former US Army officers, including retired chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a former NATO Supreme Commander, have sent a letter to the US Congress calling for swift action to "save" their Afghan allies in the country. , since they could be deported.

Specifically, retired generals and admirals have asked congressmen from both chambers to include the Afghan Adjustment Act in the budget bill, as reported by CNN.

The letter argues that the legislation is not just "a moral imperative" but furthers "the national security interests of the United States."

If it is not approved, according to the retired military, "the United States will be less safe." "As military professionals, it was and remains our duty to prepare for future conflicts. We assure you that in any such conflict, potential allies will remember what is happening now with our Afghan allies. If we say we support the troops and want to allow their success in times of war, we must honor our commitments today," they said.

"With the Afghan Adjustment Act, we would implement the most stringent security vetting in our immigration system for Afghans, keeping our country safe," the letter reads, while former officials note the legislation will uphold "binding commitments" from the United States. States, "often sealed with blood" that were made to the men and women who joined the US troops.

Proponents of the legislation argue that "time is running out" for the tens of thousands of Afghans in the United States who now risk deportation if the Afghan Adjustment Act is not signed into law.