Afghan CIA allies face hardship in US.

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Afghan CIA allies face hardship in US.
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Former Afghan special operations forces who fought alongside Americans are struggling with battle trauma and immigration limbo in the United States. Many are waiting on visa applications or U.S. asylum petitions bogged down in government bureaucracy, and are struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts. Nonprofit groups are seeking to help those fighters, but the proposed Afghan Adjustment Act, which would give most Afghan refugees permanent legal status, is unlikely to pass Congress any time soon.

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