Thread by @shawnjvandiver

Took some time off work and I'm on an plane, heading back to Washington, DC for another week focused on #AfghanEvac so I wanted to provide an update.

As always, you can find resources and more information at afghanevac.org

First: to our friends in #Afghanistan and their families here in the US and around the world: we see you, we hear you, and we will not forget the sacrifices you've made in our name. We are still here and hope to soon welcome you into our neighborhoods and our homes.

Tomorrow, our team is meeting all day to create better infrastructure, tools, and processes for our 115+ member organizations. We'll also be discussing methods to best keep folks around the world informed. Everything we do will center around #Afghans seeking help.

Throughout the week, we'll be meeting with coalition members, government leaders, and partner organizations like @welcomeus.

We'll also be hosting a gathering exclusively for active members of the #AfghanEvac coalition to continue building community and trust.

Our coalition partnership with the US Government continues to produce results. We are working hand-in-hand to help the @StateDept and @DeptofDefense continue their work evacuating American Citizens, LPRs, approved SIVs, & others eligible while still pushing them to do more.

Over the next week, the #afghanevac coalition will be focusing on efforts that we think will help achieve the results we all want. Among them:
- Improved interagency coordination
- Expanded capacity and throughput for evacuation and resettlement here at home and abroad

We'll be asking leaders in Congress and the executive branch to make a commitment to address the full scope of issues related to our #Afghanistan withdrawal-including the mental health of Afghans, veterans, frontline civilians, public servants, and others who answered this call.

Winter is coming and that means that our friends on the ground in #Afghanistan are going to face even more hardship in their efforts to stay safe while awaiting evacuation, visa application, processing, and more.

✨The international community must step up to provide much needed food aid, fuel for heat, and other humanitarian services for those still awaiting evacuation.✨

Our members are still working hard every day to provide food, shelter, and safety for people in #Afghanistan who are under threat, but these issues cannot be addressed without more government engagement, innovation, and collaboration.

I am so grateful for the incredible human beings involved in these unprecedented efforts. From coalition members all across the country to dedicated public servants doing what they can within the bounds of policy and law, it's clear to me that we share values and goals. Thank you

If you're interested in joining the coalition, please visit go.afghanevac.org/join

With more than 115 member organizations united under the #AfghanEvac moniker, our voices are loud, diverse, and powerful. Stay tuned here for more updates on our efforts this week and beyond.