U.S. May Leave Thousands of Afghan Interpreters Behind

The U.S. citizenship administration has launched efforts to provide Afghan interpreters with chances of citizenship for the great service they have performed for the U.S. in their country.

“We certainly try to run as the President has directed as a very generous and welcoming refugees system. We recognize that in many cases there are Afghani people who served along with the United States on forces, so we certainly look for opportunities to support them,” Leon Rodriguez the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) told Ariana News in Washington D.C.

There are a large number of Afghan interpreters who have risked their lives and families working for the American government during the last 15 years and are currently waiting for a Special Immigration Visa (SIV) to save their live from dangers.

In recent years, many of these interpreters have immigrated to the U.S. to find a peaceful live for themselves, but the program is now under scrutiny by lawmakers with hard-line views on immigration.

” At the same time what our people have asked about says that we take care of steps to protect the national security of the United States, so that is also a critical part, but we are always be seeking to do our work in the most efficiently way possible and to really get refuge to those who seek get in it,” the U.S. official added.

It is feared that many Afghans who had every reason to believe their service to the U.S. would be rewarded with a safe haven, may be left behind.

Closing this program will strengthen Taliban’s propaganda  and will have bad consequences for the individuals who have a background of working with U.S. government in Afghanistan.

During the last two years a large number of Afghans have left Afghanistan to seek asylum in the European countries for the increased insecurity and unemployment.

Reported by: Nazira Karimi