KABUL (Pajhwok): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has asked Central Command (CENTCOM) for options to protect Afghan interpreters, says a media report.
The Pentagon is still drawing up plans to evacuate the Afghans whose are under threat from the Taliban after US forces exit the country.
“But there’s still no order from the White House to move anyone,” the defense secretary was quoted as saying by the Pentagon spokesman.
John Kirby told Defense One the secretary had instructed Central Command chief Gen. Frank McKenzie to develop options for the Afghans, including their relocation to the US.
“The secretary did . . .
