{"id":13116,"date":"2026-05-16T11:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/05\/16\/afghan-refugees-transfer-pakistan-us-stalled-security-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:08:31","slug":"afghan-refugees-transfer-pakistan-us-stalled-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/05\/16\/afghan-refugees-transfer-pakistan-us-stalled-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer of Afghan Refugees from Pakistan to US Halted, Raising Security Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A number of Afghan citizens residing in Pakistan, whose immigration cases under the P1 and P2 programs have been completed, say their transfer to the United States has been stalled for months. These individuals warn that they face the risk of detention and forced deportation from Pakistan, leaving them in a state of uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>According to the protesters, they do not have adequate security in Pakistan and could be arrested and sent back to Afghanistan at any moment. Many of these individuals, having previously collaborated with foreign forces, would face serious security threats if returned. These threats persist under the Taliban administration, increasing concerns about their safety and protection.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that some family members have already been forcibly deported to Afghanistan. The remaining families complain of poverty, housing difficulties, and psychological pressure caused by the ambiguity of their fate.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters urge the US government and international organizations to lift the suspension on their cases and act responsibly regarding this situation. They describe their current condition as a &#8220;silent crisis&#8221; and stress that continued delays could have irreparable consequences for their families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afghan refugees in Pakistan with approved US immigration cases face delays, detention risks, and forced deportation amid Taliban threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,2,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-migrant-news","category-secondary-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}