Afghan Refugees

On-Going

Crisis

Past Work

What's Going On

When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban after twenty years of war, thousands of Afghans who worked all across civil society were put at grave risk.

Where It's Happening

What We're Doing

We are working with allies to help at-risk Afghans relocate from Afghanistan and advocating for legislation -- like the Afghan Adjustment Act -- to help permanently resettle our Afghan friends in the United States.

Join the Work

Our efforts include Project: Afghan Legal Assistance (PALA), where attorneys can help with legal resettlement issues, and the Evacuate Our Allies coalition, which advocates for protections for at-risk Afghans around the world.

Afghan Refugees

Steps to Protect Your Online Identity from the Taliban: Digital History and Evading Biometrics Abuses

Evading the Misuse of Biometric Data We understand that the Taliban is now likely to have access to various biometric databases and equipment in Afghanistan, including some left behind by…

Fact Sheets

Lawyers for Afghans In Need

To learn more about providing pro bono legal assistance to relocated Afghans, please click “Take Action” on the left and fill out our form. The form is intended for use…

Action

Interpreters for Afghans In Need

To volunteer as a Dari or Pashto interpreter or translator for relocated Afghans in need of legal assistance, please click “Take Action” at left. Read More

Action

We Left Our Afghan Allies for Dead. A Former Interpreter and Marine Are Bringing Them Back

Haseeb always kept an extra bullet for himself. Alone, and in the middle of the desert, he remembered the bullet. When a car pulled in front of his taxi, he…

Refugee Voices

Human Rights First Urges Support for Afghan Allies In FY2022 Continuing Resolution

Washington — As Congress considers a Continuing Resolution for fiscal year 2022, Human Rights First today joined veteran, human rights, and refugee organizations in urging Congress to meet the country’s…

Press

Human Rights First Calls For Full Evacuation of All Afghan Allies, Green Card Holders, & Americans Before the US Ends Mission

The President’s arbitrary timetable harms allies, veterans, and human rights WASHINGTON — In response to President Biden’s announcement today that the United States will withdraw from Afghanistan by its August…

Press

Veteran Groups Call on President Biden to Swiftly and Safely Evacuate Afghan Allies

NEW YORK — Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI) today released a letter from fifteen veteran-led organizations calling on President Biden to swiftly evacuate the over 17,000 Afghans in the Special…

Press

Project: Afghan Legal Assistance

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The Long Tail of Afghan Relocation and Resettlement – Evacuate Our Allies Report

Reports

Evacuate Our Allies Calls Out Biased Media Coverage of Forced Displacement

Against the backdrop of displacement crises in Afghanistan, the U.S.-Mexico border, and other areas, the differences in reporting are stark Following media coverage of the humanitarian crisis sparked by the…

Fact Sheets

Letter Requesting Creation of the Afghan Parole Program, a Designated Parole Program for At-Risk Afghans

Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Director Jaddou: We write on behalf of the undersigned legal services providers, resettlement agencies, law firms, law school clinics, and non profit organizations serving asylum seekers…

Letter

Accountability

Fulfilling America’s Promise: Options to Make U.S. Humanitarian Protection Pathways Viable for At-Risk Afghans

Reports