US exempts Afghan SIV holders from travel ban, reaffirms visa support

Jun 12, 2025

The US has confirmed that Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders are exempt from the travel ban. Visa processing will continue at embassies worldwide,...

'Afghan allies matter': Bush Center criticises suspension of Afghan immigrants applications

Dec 21, 2025

The George W. Bush Presidential Centre has criticised America's decision to suspend the immigration of Afghans, saying that the action punishes allies who risked...

60,000 Afghans waiting to come to India through newly launched e-visas

Sep 29, 2021

New Delhi [India], September 29 : Around 60,000 visa applications of Afghan nationals under the new 'e-Emergency X-Misc Visa' is under consideration.

Pakistan: Afghan refugees urge global community to consider asylum applications positively

Jun 10, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 : Hundreds of Afghan refugees in Pakistan on Thursday called on the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the...

US declined humanitarian parole visas to 90% of Afghan applicants: Report

Jun 21, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 : According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) statistics, the bulk of Afghan humanitarian parole applications to the...

Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR building in Indonesia over delay in processing asylum applications

Nov 06, 2021

Jakarta [Indonesia], November 7 : Hundreds of Afghan refugees continued to sit in protest outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) building...