Countless roadblocks barring thousands of Afghans from leaving their country and coming to the U.S. And while some are victims of oversight or human error, most are simply waiting for their applications to be reviewed, a process plagued by red tape.
There are thousands of people stuck in Afghanistan trying to leave after the U.S. withdrew from Kabul and the Taliban took control. But trying to obtain humanitarian parole or a special immigrant visa is a difficult process.