A number of parliamentarians in Kuwait called on the government to reject the US request to host Afghan translators who worked with the US army in Afghanistan, considering it a threat to national security.

Representative Ahmed Mutee Al-Azmi said that Kuwait "is unable to embrace those wanted by other parties, and they represent an explicit threat to our national and strategic security."

He added that Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled should reject the US request in this regard, stressing that "Kuwait is a red line."

In turn, Representative Bader Al-Humaidi warned against the government's approval to host these translators, saying, "The media and social media have circulated that the United States is pressing to settle a large number of people after their withdrawal from Afghanistan to work in Kuwait... If this information is correct, this will constitute an imbalance in the demographic structure, Therefore, we warn the government against taking such decisions."

Representative Marzouq Al-Khalifa had submitted a question to Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah in this regard, in which he demanded clarification of the truth of this matter, which was circulated in American newspapers, and the number of translators who will enter Kuwait if negotiations and approval take place, and who is responsible for their expenses.

This comes after US officials revealed, according to the Wall Street Journal, that the US military is preparing to house up to 35,000 Afghan translators and their family members in two US bases, in Kuwait and Qatar.

Many Afghans who have served with NATO forces fear Taliban retaliation when US forces leave.

And US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Thursday - in a joint press conference with his Kuwaiti counterpart - that the issue of transferring Afghan translators was raised during his meetings in Kuwait.

On Friday, US President Joe Biden announced the arrival of the first batch of Afghans who worked for the US military on a flight to the United States, at the start of an operation to evacuate thousands of translators.

Approximately 20,000 Afghans worked for the United States after the invasion following the September 11, 2001 attacks. They applied for evacuation under the State Department's Special Immigrant Visa Program.

Some estimate that the total number of people who will be evacuated under Operation Allied Sanctuary will reach 100,000 after accounting for family members.

On Thursday, Congress unanimously passed a measure allocating $1.1 billion to fund the resettlement of Afghans who helped US forces.

The measure moves to the House of Representatives, where it is expected to be approved before Biden signs it.