We support, evacuate, and resettle at-risk Afghans.
So far, we have evacuated over 1,900 Afghans. Our goal is to complete the evacuations for our ongoing cases by the end of this year.
Operation Snow Leopard is 501c3 founded by a group of veterans and civilian allies who have been engaged in honoring our promise to our Afghan allies since August 2021. We are committed to facilitating the continued safe evacuation and resettlement of high-risk Afghans including children, women leaders, human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, interpreters, athletes, filmmakers, and other vulnerable minorities who have been left behind.
WHAT WE DO
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Evacuation
Our evacuation efforts focus on the following key areas: driving diplomatic groundwork, securing destinations, providing immigration support, vetting partner organizations, creating evacuation plans, monitoring operations, and communicating directly with our evacuees to support them throughout the evacuation process.
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Moving Families
Moving a family is a complex process, with five major steps: Manifesting, Gathering Documents, Facilitating Travel, Finding Safe Lodging, & Resettlement. Each focus area requires a specialized approach, and our volunteers are continually evolving best practices to find the safest and most effective pathways for the people under our care. We observe all laws and applicable international conventions when conducting operations.
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Resettlement
OSL has worked to create a seamless refugee resettlement operation for Afghans and other recently arrived refugees by bringing together a coalition of relevant organizations and government officials.
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Afghan Digest
The Afghan Digest's Weekly Evacuation Brief offers near-real time threat assessments and comprehensive news updates on Afghanistan's current situation, providing essential open-source intelligence for informed decision-making. Subscribe for free to stay well-informed on the daily developments in the region.
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Salesforce Database
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The Moth
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“On September, 1, 2021… 19 million Afghan women and girls were effectively rendered voiceless under the new regime. We were driven to action by our commitment to keep the promise our nation made, so we will be their voice. This may seem like someone else’s problem, but it’s not, this belongs to all of us because this is a tragic human’s right issue, with severe security and economic impacts.”
- Karen Kraft, Volunteer (documentary producer, former US Army Officer)
THE AFGHAN DIGEST
The Afghan Digest's Weekly Evacuation Brief offers near-real time threat assessments and comprehensive news updates on Afghanistan's current situation, providing essential open-source intelligence for informed decision-making. Subscribe for free to stay well-informed on the daily developments in the region.
PRESS
Jason Hatch and Brian Baird: Serving Others and Celebrating Service
See pages 74-75
The Curious Case of Afghanistan’s Forgotten Parliamentarians
2020 Grad Jason Hatch's military and diplomatic expertise put to use to help rescue vulnerable Afghans
See page 28