Introduction When Americans watched in shock as Afghans overran the airfield at Hamid Karzai International Airport, now infamously known as HKIA, evacuation efforts by SOAA were already well underway. BLUF:…
SOAA founder, Daniel Elkins, was quoted in the New York Times regarding the heightened level of threat surrounding the Afghan evacuation mission. He had the opportunity to explain what we've…
We were next on the flight line, waiting for our G5 plane to take off. A hodgepodge of former Operators and medical professionals, all volunteering to make a difference in…
Tens of thousands of Afghans that supported US policy have been left behind in Afghanistan and currently face repression, imprisonment, torture, and death. The Special Operations Association of America (SOAA)…
If you’ve been following along with our messages over the last week or so, you’ll know that we’ve been on the move. Since the fall of Kabul, we have been…
To every Veteran, whether you have spent time in Afghanistan or not: The last few days have been incredibly difficult for me and I am willing to bet they have…
In case you missed it, SOAA founder Daniel Elkins was invited on Fox & Friends yesterday to share about his personal connection to Afghan interpreters and to comment on the…
Yesterday, we had the honor of partnering with a bipartisan coalition of members of Congress to call on President Biden to take bold and immediate action to keep the promise…
As American troops prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, the thousands of Afghan interpreters who put their lives on the line for the U.S. are at serious…
SOAA founder, Daniel Elkins, was quoted in the Washington Post about the thousands of stalled visas for Afghans who aided American troops. Catch the full article HERE.
