US expands eligibility criteria for Afghan refugees
03 August 2021 |
6:28 am
The US says it will take on thousands more refugees as the security situation continues to deteriorate in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has blamed the US for the crisis.
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