US and Philippine officials said that up to 300 Afghans entered the country on Monday for short-term stays while awaiting US resettlement procedures. Last July, an agreement was made between the United States and the Philippines that might allow hundreds of Afghans to remain in Manila while their US Special Immigrant visas were being processed.
This occurred despite political objections based on security and other issues in the nation with a Catholic majority. Teresita Daza, a spokesperson for the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement that the DFA had granted these applicants the proper Philippine entry visa under the most recent guidelines.
Speaking under anonymity, a representative of the US State Department would only state that “up to 300” were involved.
Food, accommodation, medical treatment, security, and transportation expenses for the Afghans’ stay in Manila will be covered by the US government under the agreement, according to a statement from the Philippine DFA.
According to an earlier US Embassy statement, the Afghans will remain in a facility run by the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts of the US State Department. Earlier, Daza had stated that the Afghans would be “confined to their billet facility” and could only remain for 59 days, excluding interviews with the embassy.
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