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As anti-refugee sentiment builds in many countries, where do Afghans go?

Germany, France, Italy and the U.K. are conducting smaller evacuation efforts for their nationals and some Afghans

A person hands over a baby to an American Army personnel over the perimeter wall of the airport for it to be evacuated, in Kabul on Sunday
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A person hands over a baby to an American Army personnel over the perimeter wall of the airport for it to be evacuated, in Kabul on Sunday

Tazreena Sajjad | The Conversation
Images of thousands of Afghans desperately trying to flee their country following a hasty U.S. withdrawal have provoked an international outcry.
As of Aug. 22, 2021, some 6,000 U.S. troops were working to evacuate U.S. military, American citizens and Afghans who are approved for Special Immigrant Visas. SIVs are a special program to protect Afghans who risked their lives working for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Germany, France, Italy and the U.K. are conducting smaller evacuation

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