US EditionFlights halted for Afghans approved for special US visas, advocate and official say
- Flights for over 40,000 Afghans approved for U.S. special visas are suspended due to President Donald Trump's order halting foreign aid, according to Shawn VanDiver, head of #AfghanEvac.
- Many stranded Afghans are in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, and Albania, as reported by a U.S. official.
- The flight suspension is attributed to Trump's review of foreign aid policies, affecting SIV holders and refugee admissions, stated by non-profit #AfghanEvac.
- Reports indicate the Taliban have been violating their own amnesty for former government officials, with consistent reports of persecution, as highlighted in a UN report.
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Trump’s foreign aid pause halts flights for Afghans approved for special US visas
President Donald Trump’s foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special US visas and at risk of Taliban retribution, a leading advocate and a US official said on Saturday. Most of those stranded are in Afghanistan and the rest are in Pakistan, Qatar and Albania, said Shawn VanDiver, head of #AfghanEvac, the main coalition of veterans and advocacy groups working with the US government to eva…
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After working for years alongside the United States to combat the Taliban in Afghanistan, Zahra says she was just days from being evacuated to America when President Donald Trump suspended refugee admissions. She sold her belongings as she awaited a flight out of Pakistan, where she has been embroiled in a three-year process applying for a refugee scheme Trump froze in one of his first acts back in office. “We stood with th…
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