| The evacuees arrived in Virginia on Friday, part of a broader group of about 2,500 who are furthest along in the special immigrant visa process and who will arrive in subsequent flights. The group includes interpreters who worked alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan and their family members.
The evacuations come at a dangerous time for Afghans who aided foreign forces: The Taliban has gained control of more than half of the districts in Afghanistan and is encroaching on key cities. | 
