Day: May 28, 2021

The US is “rapidly” making plans to evacuate Afghans who worked for the American military ahead of September’s troop pullout, a top general has said.

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen Mark Milley said a “significant” number of interpreters and other employees could be targeted by Taliban militants.

As many as 18,000 Afghan nationals have applied for US visas to immigrate to the US under a special programme.

But the scheme has been hit by delays, with applicants waiting for years.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Judicial Council decided to resume work at all courts as of next Sunday and for seven hours a day.

In a statement, the council added that the work will be made by the entire administrative and judicial staff who have been vaccinated or been infected but the time period between their infection and the time they have to wait before they can be vaccinated has not yet lapsed.

Source: Jordan News Agency