Facing Taliban Threats, Afghan Interpreters Wait For U.S. Visas -- Washington Post
KABUL — Of the more than 5,700 Afghans who have applied for U.S. visas under a special program tailored for those who have supported the American war effort, just 32 have been approved, the State Department says, leaving the rest in limbo as foreign forces begin their withdrawal.
The growing, protracted backlog threatens to undermine congressionally approved legislation, as well as the longstanding guarantee that the United States will protect Afghans whose contribution to the American mission has left them hunted and vulnerable.
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My Comment: All bureaucracies move slowly .... a fact that these Afghans who want to leave are quickly realizing.
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