As of last week, the State Department said that 62,000 Afghan applicants for U.S. visas remain in Afghanistan.

As they reckon with Taliban violence, economic decline, and a devastating food crisis, around 33,000 Afghans have undergone sufficient vetting that they “could be eligible for immediate evacuation.” The remaining 29,000, likely among the 30,000 Afghan applicants for humanitarian parole visas, are hampered by slow processing speeds for determination and vetting.