Members of Congress who did military tours in Afghanistan or developed relationships with Afghans during congressional visits are rushing to help as many people as they can to flee the country. “To let somebody fall through the cracks is a death sentence.”
WASHINGTON—The texts have been flowing into Rep. Brian Mast’s phone for days, fromand military commanders worried about Afghan colleagues, vouching for their risk and pleading for their safe passage out of the country.
One Afghan was hiding at a hotel—how could he get out? Another had fled from a pomegranate field to an orchard—what escape route would work? If a third crossed the Hindu Kush mountain range, could he be seen at the U.S.
“People are coming to us in desperation,” said the Florida Republican, a veteran who worked alongside Afghans as a bomb-disposal expert. “To let somebody fall through the cracks is a death sentence. It’s a death warrant for the crime of helping America.” Mr. Mast is one of many members of Congress who did military tours in Afghanistan or developed relationships with Afghans during the hundreds of congressional visits to the country during
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