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The United States still needs other nations to take Afghans who fled their homeland last year, a senior US State Department official said on Friday, six months after Washington’s chaotic withdrawal as the Taliban took control.

The seal of the United States Department of State is shown in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsThe seal of the United States Department of State is shown in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

“We have a call with international colleagues, with about 60 countries every week, and we always remind them of the importance of them participating in this international effort,” the official told reporters on the condition of anonymity. The official spoke to reporters in Abu Dhabi after visiting a facility in the United Arab Emirates where last month Afghans staged a rare protest, calling for resettlement to the United States.

 

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