During the war, Afghan Air Force legal adviser Nasir helped approve airstrikes against Taliban fighters. She is still in Afghanistan, where she has been hiding since the Taliban occupation in 2021, while awaiting approval to re -settle in the United States.
He said he had examined the background to end the process and only needed a medical examination. But last week, it and tens of thousands of other Afghans were blocked by the United States through an executive action signed by President Trump.
The order suspended a re -resettlement program that brings thousands of legal refugees to the country every year. Now many people are also Afghans who have helped the US war efforts and want a new beginning and a sense of security in the United States.
Former Lieutenant Colonel, who asked his full name, wrote in a text message that Mr Trump “not only ignored the interests of the Afghans in this decision, but also in the interests of the United States. They have also failed to consider. “
“How can the world and the US allies rely on the US government?” He added.
Since 1980, the US refugee interior program allows for legal immigration for people who have fled their native countries due to persecution, war or other threats. While suspending the program, Mr Trump said that continuing this would put burden on communities that were not ready to handle refugees.
Mr. Trump Order, The United States is implemented on Monday, titled “Re -performing Refugee Entry Entry Program”. It states that the Secretary of Foreign and Homeland Security can recognize the refugees on the basis of each case, but only when they decide that it is “in the national interest and its security or its security.” There is no threat to the United States. “
This order does not make it clear when the suspension will end, saying that it will continue “as long as more interior in the United States is in accordance with the interests of the United States.”
At least 40,000 Afghan states were in the United States before issuing an order on Monday, and the next day, refugees flights were stopped.
The suspension is especially devastating for 10,000 to 15,000 Afghans who were fully scrutinized and preparing flights, according to #Afghanevac. It is also estimated to be a severe blow to members of 200 active duty US services who are trying to oust their family from Afghanistan.
A US Army’s parateropor in Fort Liberty, North Carolina, who asked to identify her code through Mojo, said she said her sister and her husband last year to enter the United States from Afghanistan. Helping to apply for the status of refugees.
Mojo, 26, was a spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan. He said that after leaving Afghanistan in 2021, he joined the US military two years ago, which granted visas to Afghans who directly served the US military or government.
He said his sister and sister -in -law, both physicians, were afraid to take revenge from the Taliban because of the military services of Mojo. He said he recently completed the prolonged scrutiny of refugees and was approved to re -settle in the United States. What remained was to arrange a flight outside Afghanistan.
Mojo said on Fort Liberty’s phone, “We were so close to bringing them to security – and suddenly it all stopped,” he was first known as Fort Brigg, where he served in the 82nd Airbourne Division. Is
When her sister heard the news, Mojo said, “She started crying – and I started crying with her.”
Shaun Wandiver, president of #Afghanevac, called the executive order treacherous with the Afghans, which supported the US government or the military.
“Everyone is frozen in their place – this is heartbreaking,” he said in a phone interview.
Those who emphasized uncertainty include former members of the Afghan military and security forces, as well as judges and lawyers who are involved in legal action against Taliban members. Some judges and lawyers are women, whom the Taliban have oppressed.
Mr Wandiver said suspending the resettlement program did not pay attention to the issue of illegal entry by refugees on the South American border – which is the focus of Mr Trump’s campaign. Those involved in the program may not be implemented by themselves, but it is necessary to refer to US government agencies or nominated non -governmental partners.
“The failure to protect our Afghan allies sends a dangerous message to the world: that American promises are conditional and temporary,” said Mr Wandor.
After the Taliban occupation, hundreds of thousands of Afghan neighbors landed in Pakistan. The capital, Islamabad, lives in large numbers, where he has pursued resettlement in the United States and other Western countries through embassies and refugees agencies.
Many people fear that they will now be deported back to Afghanistan that their route to the United States has been cut off. Pakistan has already expelled hundreds of thousands of Afghans due to the growing tension with the Taliban.
“For three years, we have been released by Pakistani authorities,” said Ehsanullah Ahmadzai, a journalist working with US financial media in the Afghan capital, Kabul in 2021. Will leave for the United States, “he added.
That hope is now over. Mr Ahmadzai said, “Trump’s order felt like a bomb.” “He shattered our hopes and once again threatened us.”
Noor Habiba, who worked with her husband and two daughters with a US financing women’s rights group in Kabul before escaping Islamabad, said she was expected to go to the United States in February or March so far. Have been
“We can’t go back to Afghanistan,” said Ms Habiba. “Under the Taliban rule, there is nothing left for women to live.”
Immigrant supporters are feared that already Afghans in the United States may also be threatened. According to an internal memo obtained by the New York Times, migrants going into the country under the Biden administration programs can be immediately deported with powers, which is providing Mr. Trump to immigration and customs implementation.
After the US military withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, the Biden administration launched a Program Accordingly, Afghans who vacated 76,000 were allowed to enter the United States for human reasons, according to Migration Policy Institute.
According to 2023, more than 90,000 were settled in the United States Mustafa BabakAn Emerson collective partner who is a resettlement expert.
The number of refugees from Afghanistan and other countries filed under the US settlement program is suffering a lot of fluctuations under the democratic and Republican administration.
Under President Barack Obama, 85,000 refugees were admitted in 2016. In 2020, the last year of Mr Trump’s first term, the number decreased to 11,000. President Joseph R. B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B… resurrected the program last year, recognizing 100,000 refugees, the highest in the three decades.
The program needs to be demanded from the applicant The screening process These include the background checks of the FBI and other agencies, biometric screening, medical exams, interviews and numerous security reviews.
Zahra, a sergeant to the US military, said five family members who are hiding in Afghanistan partially made it when the executive order frozen them.
She said she came to the United States from Afghanistan on an educational scholarship in 2016. He joined the US military in 2021.
Zahra, 30, who asked that her full name was not published, said in a text message, “My family is under great pressure.” “We are hanging with the little hope we were given.”
He added, “This interval over the flights of evacuation takes away this small hope and leaves them with uncertainty.”
The US military’s parateropper, Mojo, said he feared that Mr Trump would stop the restoration of other refugees, but he believes he will exempt Afghan allies because of the support of the US mission.
“I still hope for exemption,” he said. “I mean, he’s my commander in.”
