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18 Jun, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Lithuania granting asylum to their Afghan interpreters:

FM @GLandsbergis: “they’re facing threats over their cooperation with the alliance”

PM @IngridaSimonyte: “it's a matter of honor for the state” to keep their word

US must move faster. Get them out

lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…
A group of interpreters who had helped Lithuanian forces sent a letter to the Lithuanian govt:

“The situation is much worse in Afghanistan with the recent announcement of US/NATO troops withdrawal. The Taliban might take over more control of Afghanistan territory…
… and the interpreters as former collaborators with the ‘occupational armed forces’ are the first target for them…
This is the matter of life and death for former Lithuanian armed forces interpreters…
…US/NATO troops will leave Afghanistan approximately in two months,” they say, adding that this is how much time they have to “save our lives”
The US needs to follow Lithuania’s example

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As Lukashenko cracks down, Lithuania steps up to help the Belarusian opposition — and finds itself the target of new hybrid measures

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I am very glad I get to sleep in a different house tonight
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So alien looking tho yuck
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They both grow tall. They can be friends.
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