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After a failed US intervention exposed Afghan civilians to Taliban threats, Washington is retreating from its humanitarian obligations.
Afghans who have lost US work permits and protections from deportation fear persecution by the Taliban if they return to Afghanistan.
During the first Trump administration, intelligence workers at many levels made political judgments about the information they assembled.
There are three pending criminal cases and four people the US will not release but also cannot put on trial.
As President Biden’s term of office comes to a close, where has he made a difference?
While the US admitted about 70,000 Afghans into the country on an emergency basis in 2021, the measure is temporary, and these people remain in legal limbo.
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