Afghans awaited U.S. resettlement. Pakistan sent them back to the Taliban

For Mursal, the nightmares began in late January.

That’s when the 28-year-0ld Afghan woman learned that President Donald Trump, in one of his first acts back in office, had suspended all refugee arrivals to the United States.

The former economics student’s father had worked for U.S.-funded media projects during the 20-year war in Afghanistan. After the Taliban toppled the U.S.-backed government in Kabul in 2021, the Biden administration promised them safe haven in America.