CAVWV - Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans
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Afghanistan

Interpreters & Other Allies
Global War on Terror, Operations During Freedom ​& Allies Welcome

CAVWV
​ Assists Afghan Evacuation of U.S. Citizens, Interperters and Families


After the announcement by President Biden in April of 2021 that the United States would evacuate Afghanistan a decorated former Interpreter who had served with the United States and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan contacted Scott Walker the CAVWV's Founder and Special Projects Director. The interpreter asked for his help in evacuating his family who also served with the United States and Coalition Forces in various capacities during the nearly twenty years of Operation Enduring Freedom. They were now at risk of death or retribution if identified by the Taliban.  The interpreter had been evacuated some ten years earlier as he had been hunted by the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Since all CAVWV veterans had direct involvement in the last evacuation nearly forty five years earlier at the end of the Vietnam War they knew the surcomstances these families faced and they were definitely at risk if  identified. Asian culture demands that to defeat an enemy his entire family must be eliminated, 'to cut a tree you must cut it's roots'. This is what happened to our allies in South Vietnam, Laos and in the 'Killing Fields' of Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge and Communists following the Vietnam war. Mr. Walker consulted with Tom Briggs the organizations president and told him of the situation. The interpreters plea had opened old wounds and reminded them of the desperatoin they witnessed decades earlier.  "We knew what his family was facing in Afghanistan" Walker recounted. "We wondered if we could be effective and how we could assit". After a few phone calls and several cursery briefings on Afghanistan they agreed to do what they could. Immediately after it was decided and told to the interpreter, to Mr. Walker's amazement he began answering phone calls from desperate former Afghan American interpreters who served with the United States in various capacities. His phone number had been posted on an Afghan American Facebook page. Over the following three days he answered over six hundred calls of which four hundred were unique inquiries. "You must understand that the  CAVWV is a small support organization made entirely of foreign national veterans of the Vietnam War and proportionally few US Veterans" Walker recounted. They were simply incapable in assisting all who were seeking help.  Unable to deal with such a volume of calls Mr. Walker contacted a Special Forces Veteran who was with No One Left Behind. NOLB agreed to assist and he began forwarding all the inquiries to NOLB and they in turn forwarded the inquires to one of the Humanitarian Organizations best suited to arrange evacuations. Two years later while many of he organizations have disappeared the CAVWV continue to assist Afghans and Mr. Walker continues to get desperate phone calls from Afghanistan and elswhere. 

Timeline Afghanistan

Timeline Evacuation
War on Terrort
Timeline of the events during Operation Allies Refuge and Allies Welcome, the evacuation of Afghanistan

Photos Collections
Coffee or Die .com -   https://coffeeordie.com/kabul-evacuation-photos
National Review -   https://www.nationalreview.com/photos/afghanistan-evacuation/

Beginnings of the Global War on Terror  

Key Events:  https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/afghanistan-war#section_1

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Global War on Terror

(2001-2021)
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal​(OIF)-Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 (2003 -2014)
​ https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/middle-east/operation-iraqi-freedom.html
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(​OEF)-Operation Enduring Freedom 

(2021 -2017). 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom​​

Afghanistan Evacuation

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Operation Allies Refuge & Allies Welcome   - 2021

Timeline of events during Operation Enduring Freedom & Freedom's Sentinel
Timeline of Evacuation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Allies_Refuge

​https://www.dhs.gov/allieswelcome
Further Reading
Further Reading, Books, Film & Podcasts
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Updates on Afghanistan

August 6, 2024
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HKIA:
​Know Thy Enemy & Years Of Failed Foreign Policy

​www.askarimediagroup.com
This investigative inquiry was conducted to provide answers to the victims, families, allies, volunteers, and veterans impacted by the August 26, 2021, suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA)— answers that the U.S. government has failed… x.com/i/web/status/1…​

https://trackingalqaeda.com/downloads/sarah/HKIA-Know_Thy_Enemy.pdf
Know Thy Enemy

October 3, 2024

Catherine Herridge Report - Is IRAN using "Dirty Bombs"?

​BREAKING: Leaked Military Memos Indicate US Soldiers Were Exposed to Potentially Toxic Agents Including Radioactive Materials After Iran’s Jan 2020 Ballistic Missile Attack On Their Base
Retired Army JAG Says Both The Courts And The Biden-Harris DOJ Have “Sided with Iran.”

  Catherine Herridge⁦‪@C__Herridge‬⁩BREAKING: Leaked Military Memos Indicate US Soldiers Were Exposed to Potentially Toxic Agents Including Radioactive Materials After Iran’s Jan 2020 Ballistic Missile Attack On Their BaseRetired Army JAG Says Both The Courts And The Biden-Harris DOJ Have “Sided with Iran.” pic.x.com/NQua6E9U70 10/3/24, 8:01 AM 
Link to article
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Purple Hearts Awarded to US Soldiers at Al Asad Air Base Attack.
Links to X articles: 
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September 7, 2024;  

United States Congress:
​House Forign Affairs Committee report on the Afghan Withdrawal

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Willful Blindness: 
An assessment of the Biden-Harris Administration's Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Chaos that Followed

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WILLFULL-BLINDNESS-An-Assessment-of-the-Biden-Harris%20Administrations-Withdrawal-from-Afghanistan-and-the-Chaos-that-Followed.pdf
​Link to the text of the report
Willful Blindness

More on the report and other analytical articles
Factcheck.org
Timeline of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Axios.com
Scoop: Generals come to Harris' defense over U.S. troop withdrawal Afghanistan
Axios.com
Exclusive: Biden defends deadly Afghanistan withdrawal — doesn't think anyone made a mistakeaxios.com
Reuters.com
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-circulate-afghanistan-memo-defending-us-withdrawal-axios-report-2022-08-14/
CNN.com
US State Department report details damning failings around chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal | CNN Politics
Pewresearch.com
A year later, a look back at public opinion about the U.S. military exit from Afghanistan

Shawn Ryan interview with the Legend

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Shawn Ryan Podcast, interview with Legend
​Legend updates, confirms our predictions of the Evacuation aftermath and exposes the continuing support to The Talibiand by the USA. 
Visit the link to the podcast below.
https://youtu.be/pOxlxXa_coM?si=86EijNE1Y3zIR4lF
Legend Interview

December 12, 2024

Shawn Ryan interview with Sarah "Superbad" Adams

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Books & Website by Sarah Adams:
http://www.amazon.com/Benghazi-know-enemy-Sarah-Adams/dp/BOBHMV2Q8S
​http://askarimediagroup.com
Shawn Ryan Podcast , interview with "Superbad" Adams
Podcast #149 -Is the Pentagon Ignoring the Most Dangerous Threat of All ?
Visit the link to the podcast below.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T50pRCNaQCA&list=PL4pqo9Uoh0WuUKxw0BmaK1yrg9Kd7E4lk&pp=iAQBmAUB
Adams Interview

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Current conditions in Afghanistan: 
More on Afghanistan
Fighting Communism & Extremism
Fighting Extremism
SIV & Immigration information:
SIV information

Further Reading

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United States Senate  
Foriegn Affairs Committee Report on Afghanistan Evacuation.

https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Risch%20Afghanistan%20Report%202022.pdf

Left Behind

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MARCH, 2022.
After Action Review on Afghanistan
​January 2020 - August 2021   
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/State-AAR-AFG.pdf

After Action Review

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APRIL 6, 2023.
After Action Review on Afghanistan
Press Statement by Secratary of State Antony J. Blinken

 https://www.state.gov/after-action-review-on-afghanistan/

Blinken Statement

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AUGUST 8, 2023.
​Kabul:  The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and American Worriers who fought to the End

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Kabul, The untold story

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AUGUST 30, 2023

TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF WITHDRAWAL
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Afghanistan Impact Report by Human Rights First

HUMAN RIGHTS 1ST REPORT 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF WITHDRAWAL

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AUGUST 30, 2023

President Biden's Statement
​on the 2nd Anniversary of the Afghan Evacuation

Biden Statement


Afghan related Legislation

Legislation

Current conditions in Afghanistan

Currently in Afghanistan

​Further reading

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The Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans is a registered 501c3 non profit incorporated in the State of Minnesota


  • CAVWV
    • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Coalition Partners
    • Meetings
    • Obituaries
    • Book & Film & Further Reading
  • Our Allies
    • Afghan War >
      • Afghanistan >
        • Conditions in Afghanistan
        • SIV Frequently Asked Questions
    • Our Allies Vietnam War >
      • Vietnam War >
        • Republic of Veitnam >
          • Current Conditions in Communist Vietnam
        • Cambodia & Khmer Republic >
          • Current Conditions in Cambodia
        • Laos "The Secret War " >
          • Current Conditions in Laos
          • Upland Lao
          • Midland Lao
          • Lowland Lao
          • Lao Lima Sites
          • Campaign 74B
          • Battle for Skyline Ridge
        • Canada
        • Korea - ROK
        • New Zealand & Australia
        • Taiwan - ROC >
          • Taiwan Current Conditions
        • Thailand
        • United States of America
        • Other Coalition Countries ( 1954-1975 )
        • POW-MIA-Genocide
        • Tibet
        • Communist Aggression >
          • Communist Combatents North Vietnam
      • Maps
  • Featured Focus
    • PBS "The Vietnam War" >
      • Thomas Briggs
      • The Vietnam War an Introduction >
        • 1/2 Tom Briggs Commentary
        • 3/p1 Tom Briggs
        • 3/p2 Tom Briggs
        • 4 Tom Briggs
        • 5 Tom Briggs
        • 6 Tom Briggs
        • 7 Tom Briggs
        • 8 Tom Briggs
        • 9/10 Tom Briggs
        • " Last Days in Vietnam " Documentary
      • Re-examining History
    • CAVWV "Completing the Record"
  • Special Projects
    • Declaration of Independence Khmer Translation
    • SOG Monument >
      • VA Responce
    • Phil Conran
    • Veteran defined >
      • Inclusive Recognition
      • Excluded Allies & Units
      • Proposed Amendment to SF1959 >
        • A25-0066 amendment
      • Letters and Testimony
      • Hmong Monument Controversy
    • Hmong Burial Controversy >
      • Public Law 115-141’s Division J, Title II, Sec. 251, Paragraph (b) (10)
      • Pre Burial Application w/ Qualifications
      • Analysis, Rationale and Research >
        • 1971 Moose-Lowenstein Report
      • Coalition Remedy to PL-115-141
      • Costa Remedy >
        • Press Release HR 4204
      • Insixiegmay Khao Case >
        • Appeal to Congress
        • Callahan Letter
      • Vila Chau Case
      • Tran Van Quy Case
      • Pre burial and addendum application
    • Timeline Series >
      • Timeline South Vietnam >
        • 1995-2000
        • 2000-2005
        • 2005-2015
      • Cambodia Timeline
      • Timeline Laos >
        • Laos Timeline Table I
        • Laos Timeline Table II
        • Timeline Hmong
      • Timeline Afghan Evacuation
      • Timeline Communism
    • Allied Veteran Story Collections >
      • Vila Chau
  • Events & Observances
    • Coalition Observances >
      • CAVWV Veterans Day Commemoration
      • Mental Health Awareness Month
      • Gen. John Vessy Day
      • American Allies Day
    • United States Observances >
      • 1973 Paris Peace Accords Anniversay
      • Vietnam War Veterans Day
      • Memorial Day 2025
      • Independence Day
      • POW / MIA / Genocide Rememberence Day
      • Flag Day
      • American Veterans Day
    • Vietnam Observances >
      • Vietnam Armed Forces Day June 14, 2025
    • Lao Observances >
      • SGU Veterans Commemoration Day
    • Hmong Observances
    • Khmer Republic Obervences >
      • Genocide Liberation Day
      • 1991 PPA Commemoration Day
      • Khmer Republic Anneversary Day
  • Contact Us