since the us has said it would take in hundreds of afghan interpreters and their families whose links with us military forces may put them at risk. since 2008, some 70,000 afghans have moved to the us under a special immigrant visa awarded for their service. but some 20,000 are still seeking a way out. the special immigrant visa programme is defined carefully by statute and we know that there are afghans who do not qualify, but who helped us and deserve our help. do not qualify, but who helped us and deserve our help. some may not have the qualifying and deserve our help. some may not have the qualifying appointment - and deserve our help. some may not have the qualifying appointment of i have the qualifying appointment of the special immigrant visa, for example they work for a project funded by the us government but not for the government itself. some may not have met the minimum time and service requirement, for example employees who began working for us more recently. and some we