WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. troops to deploy after the Sept. 11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to
FILE - Jon Stewart takes part in an interview outside the Department of Veterans Affairs, July 26, 2024 in Washington. WASHINGTON — The first U.S. troops to deploy after the Sept. 11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to officially recognize 23 years later. They are a final group of 9/11 service members that comedian Jon Stewart, a champion for first responders, can’t leave behind.
In the years since, thousands of K2 veterans have reported cancers, kidney problems and other medical conditions, some of which are known to be connected to radiation exposure. But exposure from K2 is not covered under a major veterans aid bill known as the PACT Act that President Joe Biden signed in 2022.
“President Biden believes veterans harmed by toxic exposures while they were stationed at K2 should have access to the benefits they earned and deserve,” White House spokesperson Kelly Scully said in a statement to the AP. Radiation exposure from uranium can damage kidneys, create a risk for bone cancer and affect pregnancies, among other harmful effects, said Makhijani, who previously worked with veterans sickened by radiation at the Bikini Atoll during nuclear weapons tests in the 1940s.
Just over a dozen U.S. troops have been regularly deployed to Uzbekistan over the last few years, according to Pentagon data. Uzbek Gen. Maj. Shukhrat Khalmukhamedov met with Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon on Monday to discuss shared efforts to defeat the Islamic State group and “Uzbekistan’s desire to develop a strategic partnership with the U.S.,” a readout from Brown’s office said.
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