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Afghans who risked their lives for U.S. still separated from families after 4 years
About 16,000 Afghans remain separated from their families abroad due to travel bans and slow U.S. reunification processes, despite legal immigration pathways, a 2025 State Department report shows.
- Afghans like Mulakhil and Durani who served alongside U.S. forces remain separated from their families four years after fleeing Afghanistan in August 2021.
- Their family reunification efforts face delays and denials largely due to President Trump's June travel ban, which restricts visas despite some exceptions for Special Immigrant Visas .
- Some families had embassy interviews, such as Mulakhil's in Pakistan on September 12, but many receive denial letters citing the travel ban and refusal to grant national interest exceptions.
- Advocates like Shawn VanDiver describe the situation as a 'full-scale failure' caused by bureaucratic hurdles, shuttered support offices, and the high costs of immigration processing.
- This prolonged separation endangers Afghan families and prompts calls for comprehensive travel ban exceptions to reunite those who risked their lives supporting the U.S.
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Afghans who risked their lives for U.S. still separated from families after 4 years
Trump’s travel ban prevents most Afghan immigrants from reuniting with their wives and children who have been stuck abroad for four years.
·Helena, United States
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