Trudeau says feds trying to resettle Afghans ‘quickly’ amid reports of chaos on the ground

Amid an increasingly volatile situation on the ground in Afghanistan, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said Monday that the government is committing to resettle thousands of Afghans “as quickly as possible.”

Speaking at an election stop in Quebec, Trudeau said that as of Monday at least 807 Afghans have been evacuated and 500 have arrived in Canada.

Trudeau said that the government “firmly condemns the escalating violence,” and is working with the U.S., the U.K. and other allies as well as international aid organizations onthe promise to resettle 20,000 Afghans, pointing to the work underway on the ground.