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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
World
Joseph Stepansky

Advocates fear special US visas for Afghans could run out despite dangers

A protester shouts in a demonstration to support Afghans in Los Angeles [Ringo HW Chiu/The Associated Press]

Washington, DC – As the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in 2021, millions of Afghans faced the prospect of life once more under Taliban rule.

For thousands among them, the danger was particularly acute: They had worked with the departing Americans and could be subject to Taliban reprisals as a result.

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