HIAS Warns 76,000 Evacuated Afghans Face Closed U.S. Pathways 5 Years After Kabul Fell
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Updated · HIAS · Aug 13
HIAS Warns 76,000 Evacuated Afghans Face Closed U.S. Pathways 5 Years After Kabul Fell
3 articles · Updated · HIAS · Aug 13
Summary
Five years after Kabul’s fall, HIAS said Afghans who reached the United States now face shut resettlement routes, a travel ban covering Afghanistan, and sharply restricted asylum due process.
Not one Special Immigrant Visa has been issued to an Afghan since Jan. 1, 2026, HIAS said, leaving many families still separated from relatives left behind.
More than 76,000 Afghans were evacuated to the United States in 2021, and HIAS said it and partner agencies helped over 4,300 families resettle in the following year.
HIAS said it still provides legal and social services to hundreds of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers while pressing for restored protections and access to safety.