John,

America’s perpetual war in Afghanistan is finally drawing to a close.

With the Taliban taking power, many Afghans are in desperate need of refuge.

Today’s attack on the airport and the killing of U.S. service members underscores why we must act aggressively to ensure all Americans and Afghans are safe.

We cannot betray and abandon the people of Afghanistan who put their trust in us.

People like interpreters, women’s rights activists, human rights advocates, and other U.S. allies in Afghanistan that are now in hiding because they and their family’s lives are in danger.

They thought they were building a new and better Afghanistan and we cannot abandon them.

With more than 80,000 people already evacuated, the Biden administration is making great progress. We must continue until every person that needs political asylum has it.

Stand with DFA members across the country as we demand President Biden grant political asylum to all Afghans and speed up the evacuation of Afghans eligible for Special Immigrant Visas.

We bear responsibility for the situation in Afghanistan.

This is a huge humanitarian crisis, and the United States has a clear ethical and moral obligation to take in Afghans whose lives are now in danger because of our nation’s actions.

Afghans who spoke out against the Taliban and believed that they would be protected if they did need political asylum, no questions asked.

The United States flooded the region with weapons, dropped thousands of bombs, took the lives of Afghans and U.S soldiers, and now we are leaving the country with the Taliban more heavily armed and more powerful than when we arrived.

After twenty years of war, it is our responsibility to make sure that Afghan refugees have somewhere safe to go.

Help build the grassroots pressure it is going to take to get Washington to act. Tell President Biden to grant political asylum to all Afghans and speed up the evacuation of Afghans eligible for Special Immigrant Visas.

There's no time to waste. Thank you for everything you're doing to stand up for peace and human rights.

Tre Graves
Campaign Organizer
Democracy For America