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Afghans fleeing Taliban urge Trump to lift refugee program suspension

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An estimated 15,000 Afghans are waiting in Pakistan to be approved for resettlement in the U.S. via an American government program.

The program was set up to help Afghans at risk under the Taliban because of their work with the government, media, aid agencies and rights groups.

In his first days in office, Trump 's administration announced the refugee program would be suspended from Jan. 27 .