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Humanitarian parole denials risk Afghan lives

By Beth Bailey

Published December 22, 2021 11:00am ET

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Humanitarian parole denials risk Afghan lives — In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, Afghan Taliban fighters listen to Mullah Mohammed Rasool, the newly-elected leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, in Farah province, Afghanistan. | (Uncredited/AP)

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, former combat interpreter Nasib, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, has been confined to a safe house.

Nasib is among around 18,800 Special Immigrant Visa applicants who were stuck in a State Department backlog before the U.S. withdrawal. After the Taliban ransacked his home and threatened his family’s lives, Nasib’s rent, food, and other costs have been covered by U.S. nonprofit organization Flanders Fields.

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