Philippines Agrees to Host Afghan Refugees Applying for US Visas

In return, the U.S. government has promised to provide ‘necessary services’ for Afghans temporarily staying in the Philippines.

Afghan refugees rest in tents at a makeshift shelter camp in Chaman, a Pakistani town at the border with Afghanistan, on Aug. 31, 2021. AFP via Getty Images

The Philippines has agreed to a U.S. request to temporarily host “a limited number” of Afghan nationals being processed for resettlement in the United States, the State Department said on Aug. 19.

The two treaty allies have reached a deal to allow Afghans to transit through the Philippines while completing their special immigrant visas to the United States, the department said.