Failed withdrawal creates misery for Afghans with no visa prospects

This is the fifth installment in a Washington Examiner series detailing the struggles of Afghan activists and allies affected by the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Every day, I receive desperate pleas from Afghans who are stranded, through no fault of their own, in a country ruled by the ruthless Taliban. Most are special immigrant visa applicants stuck in a backlog that is likely to endure for years. Others have Priority-2 or Priority-1 referrals to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and cannot be processed while in Afghanistan or have applied to the stagnant humanitarian parole visa program.