US Plans To Allow Entry For Afghans Who Worked In Previous Taliban Gov't - Reports

US Plans to Allow Entry For Afghans Who Worked in Previous Taliban Gov't - Reports

The White House plans to lift the terrorism-related restrictions on entry to the United States from several Afghan civil servants who worked for the previous Taliban (banned in Russia) government, Fox News reported on Thursday, citing a draft document of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 14th October, 2021) The White House plans to lift the terrorism-related restrictions on entry to the United States from several Afghan civil servants who worked for the previous Taliban (banned in Russia) government, Fox news reported on Thursday, citing a draft document of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly planning to issue a memorandum to allow Taliban-era civil servants to be exempt from restrictions if they fulfill other screening and background requirements.