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Afghans in the US have lost protected status. What happens now?

2025/6/19
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以幽默和智慧的方式探索互联网和社会中的奇异故事的播客主持人和制作人。
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Z: 我是一名阿富汗女性,曾是一名急诊室护士。塔利班掌权后,我的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。因为没有按照他们的规定穿着,我受到了骚扰,甚至有塔利班成员闯入我家。在父母的劝说下,我离开了阿富汗,经过艰苦的旅程来到美国寻求庇护。然而,现在我却收到了美国国土安全部的邮件,要求我离开美国,这让我感到非常害怕和绝望。我无法返回阿富汗,因为在那里女性无法工作,外出可能会被杀害。我希望美国能够理解我们的困境,给予我们真正的保护。 Brian Green: 美国政府以阿富汗安全局势改善和经济趋于稳定为由,终止了阿富汗人的临时保护身份,这是非常不合理的。事实上,阿富汗的局势正在恶化,塔利班的势力越来越大,人们的生活受到了极大的威胁。对于那些曾帮助过美国的阿富汗人来说,回国将面临更高的风险。美国应该保护那些帮助过我们的人,而不是将他们置于危险之中。政府发给Z的邮件不是法律文件,而是宣传。如果有人正在申请I-589庇护,他们可以在法庭审理期间留在美国。 A: 我曾为美国政府在阿富汗的建筑项目工作,我知道自己会成为塔利班的目标。我担心我的孩子会被塔利班绑架和性侵犯。我希望我的女儿们能够接受教育,过上和平的生活,这在阿富汗是不可能的。我正在申请庇护,拥有合法身份,但我仍然担心特朗普政府的言论和政策。我恳求美国政府能够重新考虑对阿富汗人的政策,给予我们真正的保护和希望。 Abdul Faraji: 阿富汗的局势正在恶化,媒体不自由,人们的生活受到压迫。塔利班对人们的日常生活进行了严格的限制,女性不能随意出门,男性不能随意剃须。阿富汗的经济并没有稳定,人们的生活非常贫困,很多人只能靠面包和甜茶度日。此外,阿富汗还有十几个恐怖组织在自由活动,这对地区和世界的安全都构成了威胁。终止临时保护身份不仅忽视了阿富汗的现实,也忽视了日益增长的恐怖主义威胁。美国不应该忘记9-11事件,应该继续为自由和民主而战。

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The episode begins with Z, an Afghan nurse, receiving an email ordering her to leave the US within seven days. The email stems from the revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghans. Z's story highlights the dangers she faced in Afghanistan under the Taliban, leading to her escape and arrival in the US via a humanitarian parole.
  • Revocation of TPS for Afghans
  • Z's escape from Afghanistan due to Taliban persecution
  • Z's legal entry into the US on humanitarian parole

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Many Afghans who helped the US military or who were persecuted by the Taliban for other reasons found refuge in the United States. They were granted Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, by the US government. Now the Trump administration has revoked TPS for Afghans. So what happens now?NPR's Monika Evstatieva reports that for thousands of Afghans in the United States, and many stuck in limbo abroad, the available options are dwindling.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org). Email us at [email protected]).Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)