Afghan Christians need mercy, not US bureaucratic indifference

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One year after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, approximately 1,600 Afghan religious minorities (mainly Christian and a few Hazara Muslims) languish in a resettlement center in the United Arab Emirates known as Humanitarian City. U.S. government staff on site have shown no interest in processing people seeking admission to the U.S. based on their religious beliefs, even though they are certain targets for persecution or death at the hands of the Taliban.

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