One year later: For allies stuck in Afghanistan, a mountain of red tape stands between them and the U.S.
One man submitted visa applications for his entire family but only received one for himself. Another married his wife in Pakistan and now can't get...
One man submitted visa applications for his entire family but only received one for himself. Another married his wife in Pakistan and now can't get the marriage documentation needed for her green card. A former U.S. Army contractor worked on a base in Kabul for six months but fell out of touch with his supervisor and has no one to write him a letter of recommendation. That's just a glimpse of the countless roadblocks barring thousands of Afghans from leaving their country and coming to the U.S. And while some are victims of oversight or human error, most are simply waiting for their applications to be reviewed, a process plagued by red tape that can sometimes last years.