US Halts Afghan Asylum, Funds Endless Wars Abroad
NPR's piece highlights the 'hellish limbo' faced by Afghans seeking asylum, lamenting that all U.S. migration has been suspended. A touching story, indeed—but rather convenient timing, isn't it? As the humanitarian plight of those displaced by a 20-year U.S. occupation continues, the U.S. Congress is furiously debating how much more aid to send to a well-armed foreign government, not how to help
those left in the wake of its own military misadventures. One might almost think the U.S. cares more about arming certain state actors than it does about the actual human beings whose lives are shattered by these geopolitical chess games. Perhaps if Afghanistan had a powerful Washington lobby doling out six-figure contributions, its refugees might find a warmer welcome. But alas, 'hellish limbo'
is the default setting for populations displaced by American foreign policy, unless they’re strategically useful, or the recipient nation has significant pull on Capitol Hill.