but from which he exempted white South Africans on Friday. The foreign aid freeze has stalled flights from Afghanistan for some 40,000 Afghans approved as refugees or for Special Immigration Visas.

Afghan Mohammad Inbrahim, 35, who worked with the U.S. Army, poses for a photo in northwestern Albania, Jan. 27, 2025. (Vlasov Sulaj/AP) They helped the U.S. military order airstrikes against ...

Afghan nationals who had worked with the United States or NATO forces were particularly fearful of reprisals from the Taliban. Promised resettlement in the US, many traveled to Pakistan to await ...

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan threatened to deport Afghan refugees awaiting relocation unless their cases are swiftly processed by host governments, officials said Monday. Tens of thousands of Afghans ...

The UNHCR and IOM expressed concern over Pakistan’s plan to deport Afghan refugees awaiting relocation to the US and other countries. Around 20,000 Afghans, approved for resettlement ...

Then President Donald Trump issued executive orders that put an end to programs used to help Afghans get to safety in America. Now those same Afghans, who underwent a yearslong background check ...

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has drafted a comprehensive three-phase plan to repatriate Afghan refugees, directing foreign missions to coordinate the relocation of Afghan nationals out of ...

About 20,000 Afghans were approved for resettlement in the U.S. under a program that helps people at risk because of their work with the American government, media, aid agencies and rights groups.