# Shawn VanDiver — Standing Beside Our Afghan Allies

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Podcast: [The Strategerist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategerist-534552)
Published: 2025-07-16T15:54:43+00:00
Episode link: https://www.bushcenter.org/strategerist
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## Resource

Shawn VanDiver, founder and President of the Afghan Evac coalition, which works to build coordination and collaboration between civil society groups and U.S. government agencies in support of Afghan relocation and resettlement, joined Strategerist host Andrew Kaufmann and Director of Global Policy, Natalie Gonnella-Platts to discuss the dire situation in country for at-risk Afghans, the expiration of TPS and other immigration challenges, and why all Americans should care about what is happening in Afghanistan today.

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