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US to halt quick humanitarian entry for Afghans
The US government next month will halt – with a few exceptions – the temporary relocation of Afghans to the United States and instead focus on reuniting immediate family members with pathways to permanent residence, Reuters reported citing a senior US official.
The policy revision follows criticism by some lawmakers, refugee organizations and veterans groups that the administration failed to properly plan the evacuation of Afghans at risk when it pulled the last US troops out of Afghanistan a year ago.
The administration says the evacuation – marred by chaos at Kabul airport and a suicide bombing that killed 13 US service members and more than 170 Afghans – was a success, with nearly 90,000 Afghans resettled in the United States in one of the largest operations of its kind.
The revised policy, dubbed Enduring Welcome, begins on October 1.
Under the changes, the official said, the United States will stop – with a few exceptions – admitting Afghans on humanitarian parole, a special program that grants temporary entry but no pathway to lawful permanent residence.
At a press briefing on Thursday, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre restated the administration’s commitment to Afghan allies and detailed changes made to its relocation assistance policy.
“We are adopting a new model where Afghan arrivals will travel directly to the communities where they will be moving with the help of refugee resettlement organizations without a safe haven stopover in the United States,” Jean-Pierre said.
The revised policy, the official said, will focus on relocating to the United States immediate family members of US citizens, green card holders and Afghans with Special Immigration Visas (SIVs) granted to those at risk of Taliban retaliation because they worked for the US government.
Family members admitted from those categories will have “long-term, durable status,” according to Jean-Pierre.
“Afghans who are looking to resettle in the United States will remain with an immigration status that provides a path to long-term permanent residence rather than a temporary status, which is what’s provided through humanitarian parole,” she said.
The revised policy follows months of talks between the administration and the AfghanEvac coalition of groups that help evacuate and resettle Afghans in the United States.
“It’s a massive deal for us,” said Shawn VanDiver, the coalition head, adding that the government still needs to improve processing SIV applications and increase relocation flights.
Saimumin Yatimov, the head of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security, has raised concerns about the situation in Afghanistan and called for implementing new operational methods along the Afghan borders.
Speaking at the 56th meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Yatimov stated that the threat of international terrorism and the emergence of tension hotspots near the borders, particularly in Afghanistan, require new working strategies.
According to Russian media reports, Yatimov identified international terrorism as one of the main threats to the CIS countries.
However, the Islamic Emirate has not responded to these remarks. It has repeatedly dismissed such concerns as unfounded, emphasizing that it does not allow anyone to use Afghan soil for hostile purposes.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon was also present at the meeting and urged CIS member states to strengthen their security cooperation in light of growing regional challenges.
The 56th meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services was held on Friday in Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital.
Member states of the council include Russia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
Meanwhile, Turkmenistan participated in the meeting as an observer.
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Pakistan: Afghanistan’s India ties a bilateral issue, but its soil must not be used against us
Following first phone call between foreign ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and India, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said on Friday that Islamabad refrains from commenting on the bilateral relations of other states.
“Afghanistan is a sovereign, independent country. We do not comment on what kind of relations it wants to pursue with other countries. It is Afghanistan’s sovereign right,” the spokesperson said in a press conference.
However, the spokesperson emphasized that regardless of the nature of Afghanistan’s relations with any third country, Pakistan expects IEA to ensure that Afghanistan’s soil is not used against Pakistan.
Last Thursday, for the first time, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held phone talks with IEA’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Acting Justice Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Abdul Hakim Sharei, left for Russia on Saturday to participate in the 13th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
The three-day conference will kick off on coming Monday and will be attended by ministers of justice, judicial officials and legal experts from various countries.
Acting Minister of Justice of the Islamic Emirate will deliver a speech on the nature of laws, the need for reforms in international law, ensuring justice and the role of the Islamic Emirate in international relations, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.
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