Coverage of National Press Club event - C-Span

Three women from the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon (FTP), who trained and worked alongside U.S. special forces during the war, pleaded for help to get their immigration status resolved during a discussion hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group. The women’s advocates and legal team were urging lawmakers to quickly approve the Afghan Adjustment Act. The bill, if approved by Congress and signed into law, would provide a pathway to permanent residency and citizenship for these women and other Afghan allies who worked with the U.S.

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