WASHINGTON (Agencies): The Trump administration has decided to shut down offices overseeing Afghan resettlement while also reducing the number of U.S. diplomats stationed abroad.
According to international media, Afghan resettlement monitoring offices will close by April this year, effectively blocking the entry of 200,000 Afghan refugees into the United States.
A media report revealed that 40,000 Afghans, who had already cleared security screening in Qatar, were prepared to enter the U.S., but their future is now uncertain due to this policy shift.
Moreover, half of the 200,000 Afghan refugees awaiting relocation to the U.S. are currently in Pakistan, facing an indefinite wait.
Since the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, 118,000 Afghans have already been resettled in America, but this latest move signals an end to further admissions.
The decision marks a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy, leaving thousands of vulnerable Afghans in a state of uncertainty as they seek refuge.
