{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"Afghan Visa Scandal Endangers U.S. Troops","author_name":"Matthew J. Nasuti (Former U.S. Air Force Captain)","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article94877.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article94877.html'\u003EAfghan Visa Scandal Endangers U.S. Troops\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlmost 3,000 Afghans who loyally assisted the United States in battling al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Haqqanis and Iran remain in legal limbo because their visa applications have apparently all been placed on hold by the State Department.  According to U.S. Embassy officials the reason is that new and excessive security reviews of asylum seekers have not been completed.  As a result, thousands of interpreters and their families face death threats and the risk of assassination if they remain in (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}