Some Afghan refugees now have chance to avoid terrorism designation that blocked path to U.S.

The exemption will be applied on a case by case basis after security vetting and is expected to help Afghans who fled their country after U.S. troops withdrew and the Taliban took over last August, as well as some Afghans who entered the U.S. earlier.

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