Washington: The US government works to complete an agreement with Qatar for a while thousands of Afghan refugees who work with the US military, local media has reported.
The situation in Afghanistan deteriorated amid the withdrawal of the ongoing US troops from the country.
The Taliban has confiscated more than 34 provincial capitals in the country and now approaches Kabul.
The CNN report notes that the number of refugees can reach 8,000 and if the agreement is signed, the first group of citizens of Afghanistan will soon arrive in Doha.
“We are evaluating all available options.
We have no announcements to make the third country relocation site for SIV applicants (special immigrant visas),” said a Foreign Affairs spokesman to CNN.
Meanwhile, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday that the US would move around 1,000 military personnel to Qatar to accelerate the processing of Afghan visa applicants.
Earlier this month, Biden administration has announced the expansion of refugee programs for Afghanistan working with the US.
The State Department said that it would expand access to US refugee programs for certain Afghans amid fears of retaliation by the Taliban as a US military withdrawal that was approaching completion.
“This appointment expands opportunities to be permanently recimimized in the United States to thousands of Afghans and family members who may be at risk for their US affiliates but who do not qualify for SIV because they do not have jobs that are qualified, or they do not have jobs Which qualifies, or.
Because they have not fulfilled the requirements of time-in-service to qualify, “said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“However, given the increased level of Taliban violence, the US government works to provide certain Afghans, including those who work with the US, opportunities for refugee resettlements to the US.”