Afghans are scrambling to find ways to escape after the Taliban overran their country. Many area refugee resettlement agencies are staffed and ready to accept Afghans who are fleeing the country. But local officials and federal leaders caution that it could be a lengthy process before any fleeing Afghans arrive in Nebraska.

In an interview, Bacon said Ungerman and another aide have worked countless hours to get the names and contact information of a “couple hundred” people to the right officials at the State Department. “We’re having some great effect,” Bacon said Friday. “We are getting some people out right now.”

“We’re having some great effect,” Bacon said Friday. “We are getting some people out right now.”