AA21 operates the Afghan Ally Registry - a secure digital list of individuals and families under threat seeking evacuation from Afghanistan. Coordinating with their U.S. sponsors, we assist in validating and completing documentation for State Department review, and work with partnering organizations assisting in this effort.

AA21 partners with flight organizers to (1) provide case management, screening, and prioritization support through manifesting of passengers and (2) receive and distribute funds in support of flight and evacuation operations.

Pre August 31: Allied Airlift 21 received names of American citizens (we call “sponsors”) and Afghan allies wanting evacuation (we call “registrant”) through an online link via the AA21 website. The information received from a sponsor or registrant through the link entered into a database that was managed by AA21 volunteer screeners and case managers.

Post August 31: With the United States ending its diplomatic and military presence in Afghanistan on August 31, 2021, Allied Airlift 21 now receives names of American citizens and Afghan allies wanting to be evacuated from Afghanistan from multiple sources. Referrals come to AA21 through sponsoring organizations such as military veteran groups or veteran support organizations, civil organizations, Afghan stateside resident family members, government agencies, or other American service members and citizens who have previously worked with Afghan interpreters in support of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.

Individuals and families received by AA21 are reviewed and screened by a team of AA21 volunteer screeners and case managers. Through the process, case managers work with stateside sponsors to collect copies of multiple items that will be required for travel for each person requesting evacuation and all the accompanying travelers in the family group.

These documents include:

• Passports

• National IDs, Tazkiras

• Birth certificates

• Marriage certificates

• Official U.S. documentation such as Green Cards or Chief of Mission (COM) approval letters

• Proof of life photos (often a recent photo of the individual holding their passport)

• U.S. sponsor information

• Contact phone numbers and emails of the individual(s) requesting evacuation from Afghanistan

• Narrative; Context and background of how the person(s) contributed to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan

• Current location of the individual(s) requesting evacuation.

These critical items are maintained in a secure digital file, a “case” for the person(s) to be considered for a flight manifest. These files are provided to the flight organizer who builds the flight manifest and submits it for review and approval by the Department of State.

Currently, AA21 partners with charter flight organizers organizing flights to U.S. controlled facilities, or “lily pads.” AA 21 screens and verifies potential evacuees based on criteria provided by the U.S. State Department and flight organizers. The U.S. State Department and flight organizers make final decisions about which families to manifest.

The State Department is currently prioritizing evacuees based on a combination of status and documentation. The current priority is: American Citizens, Legal Permanent residents, and individuals who have Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) in advanced stages. While members of an American Citizen, LPR, or SIV holder/applicant’s immediate family (spouse and children under 21) are prioritized, other family members (including parents of adults, adult siblings) are not being prioritized for evacuation at this time.

If the individual with status (American Citizen, LPT, SIV holder or applicant) is not with their nuclear family, the family is not likely to be prioritized for evacuation. Currently all members of a traveling party must have a valid passport. These priorities and travel document requirements may change at any time.

AA21 is not the sole source of potential passengers for flight providers or the U.S. State Department. Multiple groups are compiling and providing lists of AMCITs, LPRs, HVTs, SIVs, and refugees seeking evacuation through charter flights.

AA21 is a 501c(3) pending nonprofit organization. National Able Network, a 40 year old 501c(3) based in Chicago, is our fiscal agent. 100% of donations go to the mission of Allied Airlift and cover technology, screening, ground operations in Afghanistan (securing, housing, transporting and feeding of Afghan passengers in the days prior to flights), and supporting charter flight organizers. Donations are tax exempt. .

Flight organizers, through coordination with relevant authorities, determine when flights depart Afghanistan. The frequency of flights are not determined by Allied Airlift 21, U.S. sponsors, or supporting volunteers of Allied Airlift 21.

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