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Many of those who assisted the military during its ten year war remain trapped in Afghanistan with only a backlogged special immigration visa program as a recourse. ....
By Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox, Priscilla Alvarez, Jennifer Hansler and Geneva Sands, CNN On Capitol Hill, congressional offices have transformed their ....
Posted on July 20, 2021. On July 5, local time, the German government announced that it had issued around 2,400 visas to employees (and their relatives) of foreign troops stationed in Afghanistan. This move followed up on the statement by German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in April that Germany has a “deep commitment” not to leave those Afghans who put themselves at risk to help their troops unprotected. But the U.S., which has the most troops in Afghanistan and employed the largest number of Afghan citizens, is showing a different side. Asked about the issue recently, White House press secretary Jen Psaki only spoke in general terms, saying that the U.S. is considering transferring the Afghans to a third country to complete the visa application process there. However, she declined to disclose the destination or the number of people and refused to guarantee that these Afghan people would receive U.S. visas. The U.S. statement bitterly disappointed those Afg ....