ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement in the United States have appealed to the Trump administration to immediately resume the P1/P2 programme, saying they are living in Pakistan under severe hardship and constant fear of deportation.
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Their plea comes days after Washington suspended the processing of all Afghan immigration cases following the fatal shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White House.
Wartime allies P1/P2 Applicants in prison of Pakistan after 4 years waiting and comitment of USA government @StateDept for a safe live and freedom but final just prison @afghanevac @usembislamabad @USEmbassyKabul @UNHCRPakistan @POTUS @PressSec pic.twitter.com/oRmJULXfrO
— Afghan Allies, Lift Behind (@SIV_P1P2) November 25, 2025
In a statement shared with the media, the P1/P2 case holders said their applications had been fully processed and they were only waiting for their flight dates before the suspension was announced on Jan 20, 2025. They stressed that the attack in Washington was carried out by an individual and should not be used to collectively penalise thousands of Afghans who had served the US at great personal risk.
“For more than three years, we have been living in Pakistan under extreme hardship,” the statement read, adding that Afghan refugees now face increased arrests and deportations as relations between Islamabad and Kabul deteriorate over militant activity originating from Afghan soil. They claimed that even valid documents or letters from the US Embassy offer no protection.
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No one is forced to stay. If they prefer to go home, the door is wide open. pic.twitter.com/zYJVLaGYsH
— ᶠᵃⁿ Karoline Leavitt (@KLeavitNews) November 29, 2025
The applicants warned that if deported to Afghanistan, they would be “immediately identified and killed” by the Taliban due to their work with the United States. They urged Washington to honour its commitments, resume evacuations, and protect those who had stood with American forces during the war.
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The UNHCR has also expressed concern, urging Pakistan to exempt vulnerable Afghans from the ‘Illegal Foreigner Repatriation Plan’. The agency confirmed that more than one million Afghans have returned from Pakistan this year, raising fears about the safety of those forced back under current conditions.