Nearly four years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, America’s Afghan allies remain in limbo due to a combination of bureaucratic dawdling under the Biden administration and rapid-fire changes in policy under President Donald Trump.

Among the thousands of Afghans feeling the effects of changes stateside are those who entered the country via the CBP One App, Afghans who once relied on Temporary Protected Status for safety, and many of our closest allies, members of the Zero Units, Afghan special forces vetted and trained in counterterrorism operations by the Central Intelligence Agency.