World Hazara Council USA

Our statement regarding the horrific attack in Washington, DC.

I am grateful that my bill, the Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act, passed @HouseForeign with bipartisan support. It was an honor to share this moment with Afghan girls who are pursuing the education they were denied by the Taliban here in the U.S.

Always consult a lawyer before you schedule any visa interviews. They may recommend you reschedule until the travel ban is lifted or the situation changes.

🚨 Visa interviews are a trap for Afghans. In court this afternoon, @StatePRM A/S Veprek said that all applicants would be denied and likely have to completely restart their visa process if the travel ban is ever lifted. @StateDept does not tell applicants they’ll be denied.

Let’s stick to the facts. Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal: • evacuated by the U.S. government in 2021 • father of six children • living in Texas with a pending asylum case He died less than 24 hours after entering ICE custody. The cause of death is still under investigation.

Still so many questions, and yet DHS keeps trying to district and denigrate this man's service. I'm here to tell you that we won't do that. marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-mili…

For years, the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan have been steadily eroded by the Taliban. Now, that repression is about to get worse through a new Criminal Regulation that further restricts Afghan women and girls' access to justice, equality, and autonomy. The Taliban must revoke this draconian regulation now. #SpeakUpForAfghanWomen

An update on both Nazeer’s death in Texas and our allies stuck at Camp As Sayliyah in Doha. We still don’t know how he died. We do know ICE is focused on spinning this, which is disappointing and unsurprising. More on both at AfghanEvac.org/nazeer-death and afghanevac.org/cas

A father. A neighbor. An Afghan wartime ally. Nazeer Paktyawal died in ICE custody, and his family deserves answers. So does the public. AAF calls for an immediate, independent, and fully transparent investigation. Read more: bit.ly/JusticeForNaze… #JusticeForNazeer

This morning, #AfghanEvac partner & retired Marine Sean Jamshidi joined @MSNOWNews to talk about his family. Sean's brother is stuck at Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar. Missiles are flying overhead. All these folks want is ahot at the American dream that they were promised.

Can you believe the @StateDept still hasn’t moved these folks?

A brave Afghan teen on @TheLeadCNN tonight about life at CAS. Over 1,100 Afghan allies are stuck there, mostly women and children. CNN highlighted our letter to @SecRubio documenting the risks families are facing. Their courage is extraordinary. We owe them more than silence.

Approximately 15 missiles were just intercepted above Camp As Sayliyah, moments ago. @Sec_Noem refuses to commit to protecting the residents there, including the 150 individual immediate family members of active duty U.S. military.

Please share this message from AfghanEvac with residents at Camp As Sayliyah, with graphics included in English, Dari, and Pashto.

We just sent this letter to the State Dept leaders responsible for the residents at Camp As Sayliyah. US government officials are likely appropriately concerned about our facilities and personnel under threat in the region, that SHOULD include the staff and residents at CAS.

NBC News is covering the awful situation out friends in CAS are facing. And lets not forget that Pakistan and Afghanistan are currently in conflict. Our friends are being squeezed from all sides and they deserve intervention from the United States in the interest of of their safety. nbcnews.com/world/iran/liv…

I woke up this morning to photos from residents at Camp As Sayliyah showing that the roof of one of the housing units had been penetrated by falling missile debris. They are scared and angry. @StateDept needs to provide more safety for them.

🚨 Deadline to submit all supporting documentation for your COM approval application, including any additional documentation requested by the Department = June 5, 2026. These deadlines do not apply to visa processing steps after receiving COM approval. travel.state.gov/content/travel…

Here we go, shadow hearing starting now. Tune in at AfghanEvac.org/hfac-hearing

Starting now: House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on South Asia. SCA subcommittee chair @RepHuizenga an ranking member @RepKamlagerDove are presiding, with @State_SCA Assistant Secretary Paul Kapur as the witness. Tune in at AfghanEvac.org/hfac-hearing

We will be there