The gunmen at his doorstep were the final straw for “Abdul.” After escaping the attack — whether they intended to kidnap or kill him was unclear — he, his wife and four children fled Afghanistan for India, where they were granted temporary asylum. Their hope was pinned on receiving U.S. visas after his years of working for the American government in his home country, a process that had dragged on for years until he was approved in February 2019. Another year of waiting, however, and “Abdul,” whose real name ABC News agreed not to use for his own safety, found out in March that his approval was rescinded. The reason, according to his lawyer and U.S. Embassy documents obtained by ABC News, was that officials were unable to recertify Abdul’s letters of support from his former American employer, Mark Frerichs. But that’s because Frerichs had been kidnapped by forces aligned with the Taliban two months prior. His one chance to appeal was denied again last week, leaving him stranded in India or expelled into danger in Afghanistan. “I have no way out,” Abdul told ABC News in an interview. “Here, I am not able to have a good job, I… Read full this story
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