US to take in more Afghan refugees but will not offer admissions support
State department expands eligibility for US-linked Afghans at risk of Taliban violence but announcement comes with notable caveats
The United States has said it is ready to take in thousands more Afghans whose US links put them at risk from the Taliban as western troops leave, but the asylum-seekers will face an arduous journey to safety.
Less than a month before the United States is set to end its longest-ever war – and amid a surge in Talbian advances across Afghanistan – the state department expanded the eligibility of refugee admissions beyond the roughly 20,000 Afghans who have applied under a program for interpreters who assisted US forces and diplomats.
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