visas for afghans who had worked for us and visas for afghans who had worked for us and by visas for afghans who had worked for us and by our side these past 20 years us and by our side these past 20 years. when we took office we inherited years. when we took office we inherited a programme with a 14 step process inherited a programme with a 14 step process based on a statutory framework, enacted by congress and involving framework, enacted by congress and involving multiple government agencies and a backlog of more than 17,000 agencies and a backlog of more than 17,000 applicants. there have not been 17,000 applicants. there have not been a 17,000 applicants. there have not been a single interview in the sib programme in kabul going back march 2020 that programme in kabul going back march 2020 that the programme was basically in a stall. within two weeks basically in a stall. within two weeks of basically in a stall. within two weeks of taking office we restarted t