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They spoke anonymously out of fear of reprisals by the Taliban, which took back control of Afghanistan following the US troop withdrawal in 2021.

Lakanwal, an Afghan national who came to the U.S. in 2021 following the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul, was arrested at the scene after two National Guard members were shot near the White House Wednesday.

However, AfghanEvac, a group that helped resettle Afghans in the US after the military withdrawal, said they had undergone "some of the most extensive security vetting" of any migrants.

The defendants' barristers raised no objection to the withdrawal application.

Small retail investors, who were lured by price increases and now lack the market protections available in traditional securities markets, face substantial risk of significant losses as institutional investors continue withdrawals from crypto assets.