“Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday criticized the ‘failure’ to prevent the collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan and suggested that Georgia was ready to take in some refugees following the repressive Taliban regime’s swift takeover of the country. Kemp said in a statement that ‘it is vitally important to keep those who partnered with American armed forces over the last 20 years safe from harm.’ ‘Joe Biden has broken his word to the nation, the Afghans and the world, but we as Americans cannot break our word to those who lent aid to us in our mission to defend freedom and bring justice to those who attacked our country on September 11,’ he said.”
“He joins a growing number of bipartisan governors who are receptive to taking in refugees from Afghanistan after Biden’s pullout of U.S. troops triggered the collapse of the Afghan central government to insurgent Taliban forces. Republican governors in Maryland, Massachusetts, Utah and South Carolina have expressed willingness to accept refugees, as have a number of Democratic leaders. And top GOP contenders in Georgia races have also called for the state to take in allies who are now seeking safe passage to the U.S.” – Atlanta Journal-Constitution.