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Four years have passed since Hanifa Gyirwall escaped from Afghanistan on an American evacuation trip. But every August, her mind returns to the same place.

Like many Afghans, they were evacuated in the middle August 15 Taliban Takeover From Kabul, Giirewal, who worked in human rights under the former Afghan government, is still stuck in “legal forgetfulness” in the United States. It is constantly following a more stable position in the United States, even if it is the surrounding political scene, and thousands of other Afghans in Similar positionsPlugts.

“I somehow feel that I am still stuck in August 2021 and all the others between them, I can’t remember anything about them,” Gierwall told the island of the island.

You often remember the crazy motivation in the middle of A. Crush At crowded Kabul International Airport: They shot people in front of it, a week of hiding, a trip to Qatar, then Germany, then finally, Virginia, USA.

Followed by the first days to try to start a new life from the old fragments.

She said: “Everything comes again to the roof, similar to the restoration of that shock that we went through, and we have been trying to heal since that day.”

Perhaps the struggle has become familiar, but it has disturbed it has increased since US President Donald Trump took office on January 20. Honorable immigration policies for him Almost every migrant society has touched in the United States, confirming the weaknesses of anyone on a risky legal situation.

There is a feeling that anything can happen, from day to day.

“I have an approved asylum, which gives a certain level of protection, but we still do not know the future of some policies related to immigration,” said Gieroal. “I am very afraid that I can be deported at any time.”

Warnings are not available

Four years after the withdrawal of the United States, much is still unclear about how Trump’s policies affect the Afghans who are already in the United States, estimated at 180,000.

They arrived through a group of different methods, including 75,000 Evacuation In the wake of the withdrawal directly, the administration of US President Joe Biden pledged to the so -called “The allies of the welcome process“Thousands have since sought asylum by asylum by taking treacherous trips all over the world to bypass the southern American borders.

Some moved through the so -called Private immigrant visas (Sivs), dedicated to individuals who worked directly with the American army in Afghanistan, under a famous accumulation program.

Others were resettled through a special program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, known as the Priority 1 (P1) and priority 2 (P2), launched by the President of the President of Biden, which aims at Afghans who face persecution of their work in various capabilities on behalf of the United States government or with the United States Organization in Afghanistan.

Adam Bates, a lawyer for the supervisory policy of the International Refugee Assistance Program, explained that some of these paths, most notably SIV programs and refugees, provide a clear path towards American residency, and ultimately.

But he made it clear that others are not – the fact that the defenders have warned against the papers of the members of the population subject to the uncertainty and political whims.

“Many of the invitation to the officials of the Biden Administration were about finding more permanent legal paths for Afghans,” Bates told Al -Jazeera. “This was with one eye towards the possibility of giving the Trump administration the opportunity to really double this society and target it.”

Pressure on Afghans in the United States

During the new Trump period, his administration has taken many concrete moves – sometimes contradictory – that affect the Afghans living in the United States.

He – she I finish The “TPS) of Afghans already in the country at the time of the Taliban acquisition, on the pretext that the country shows” a good security situation “and” the stability of the economy “, a demand that contradicts many human rights reports.

At the same time, the Trump administration added Afghanistan to a new travel ban A list of visas for Afghan visas, saying that such acceptance is widely contradicts “foreign policy, national security and combating terrorism.”

These measures confirm that “the situation in Afghanistan seems to be what it should be, from the point of view of the Trump administration,” according to Pets.

Trump presented his contradictory messages, criticism The Biden Administration on the campaign path to deal with it to withdraw, and recently in July, it pledged to “save” the Afghans subject to deportation from the United Arab Emirates.

At the same time, the administration ended a special case for those who entered the United States through CBP one app In April, it is likely to affect thousands of Afghans who entered across the southern border.

Defenders warn that many Afghans may soon face another legal cliff. After evacuating in 2021, tens of thousands of Afghans were granted the humanitarian condition, a temporary situation that allowed them to live legally and work in the United States for two years, with a granted extension in 2023. This program was soon assigned to end it.

While many of the status have been sought since then other legal means, they often apply for asylum or SIVS, an unknown number can be provided and subject to deportation when the extension ends. legislation Creating a clearer path to nationality in Congress for years.

US Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) publicly did not issue the number of Afghans that were evacuated in the United States in the United States for conditional release, and they did not respond to the island’s request for data.

The uncomfortable of the Afghans who were evacuated due to Trump’s aggressive approach to migration enforcement, which is increasingly witnessed Those who do not have a criminal history It targets the deportation and the permanent residents who target them Political call.

“It is merely an escalation in all fields, a compound of fear and instability in this society,” Pits said. “It is difficult to make life decisions if you are not sure of what will happen tomorrow, next week, or within a year.”

“The carpet pull”

Meanwhile, for thousands of Afghans who continue to search for safety in the United States from abroad, the paths were very restricted or became completely banned.

The Trump administration has suspended asylum claims on the southern American border, citing a national emergency. I almost completely suspended the American Refugee Program (USRAP), Only to allow the clearance of new refugees in the midst of a continuous legal challenge by the rights groups.

Defenders say the P1 and P2 program created for Afghan refugees seem to have been completely suspended in Trump. The administration has not published numbers accepting refugees since it took office, and did not respond to Al -Jazeera’s request for data.

Christine Beck, CEO of Luther Social Services in the National Capital area, told Christine Beck, CEO of the National Capital Region.

She noted that the SIV pipeline continued to work during the Trump era, although there are some restrictions, including asking those who were approved to move to pay for their travel.

Meanwhile, resettlement agencies such as Lutheran were forced to seriously reduce their operations after a stop from the administration on January 24. As of March, Beck was forced to give up about 120 of its employees.

Susan Anoulin, Executive Director of Women for Afghan Women, a non -profit organization that provides mental health, and legal and social support for Afghan in the United States, that organizations, like them, are also preparing for continuous uncertainty.

“We are diversifying our financing and trying very hard, as many other organizations are to find other ways to bring this funding to continue to support our programs,” she told Al -Jazeera. “As organizations dealing with this type of work, we have to escalate. We have to do 10 times or more than 100 times of work.”

“No more priority to the world”

The unstable situation in the United States reflects a wider global trend.

The Taliban government continued, despite promising reforms in a batch for international recognition, accused One of the widespread violations of human rights and killings. However, it upgraded diplomatic relations with many governments in recent years, and in July, Russia has become the first country to officially recognize the group as the legitimate Afghanistan government.

At the same time, the governments of Pakistan and Iran have acceleration Afghan expulsion operations return to Afghanistan, with more than 1.4 million Afghans either Expulsion Iran alone from January to July 2025, according to the Commission.

Reuters also reported in July that the United Arab Emirates had informed Washington that it had begun to return the Afghans who were evacuated.

Germany also began deporting Afghans to Afghanistan, in July, conducted the second deportation trip since the Taliban arrived in power, despite the continued lack of recognition of diplomatic relations or its preservation with the group.

The collective movements said a clear message, as Gyirwall said: “We know that Afghanistan is no longer a priority for the world.”

However, she said she did not give up the hope that the United States under Trump’s leadership “will not forget its allies.”

She said: “I know the flexibility of our Afghan society. We are trained to be flexible wherever we are and fight as much as we can.”

“This is something that gives me hope.”