'They will torture me': Afghans who helped US deliver emotional pleas to Trump

Afghans who worked with U.S. organizations and live in Afghanistan are pleading with President Donald Trump to reverse one of his administration's policies that has put them in harm's way, according to a new report.

One of Trump's early moves in his second term was to shut down a refugee resettlement program for Afghans who helped the U.S. during the War on Terror until the country collapsed in 2021. Some of the people who assisted the U.S. military were unable to leave the country. Overall, more than 180,000 people have been resettled in the United States since 2021, according to the Middle East Institute.

Many Afghans worked as doctors, translators, drivers, and other civil society jobs while the U.S. occupied their country for nearly two decades.

CNN's Isobel Yeung spoke with several people who helped the United States but remain trapped in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

One doctor who worked with U.S. military forces spoke with Yeung about how Trump's decision to stop admitting Afghan refugees has impacted her and her family. The doctor couldn't stop shaking as the two spoke.

"All the night (sic) we were crying," the woman said. "It broke our heart."

Since the Taliban took over the country in 2021, media reports indicate that many Afghan women have borne the brunt of the takeover. Human rights groups have described the situation in Afghanistan as "gender apartheid," as women have been virtually erased from public life.

"If they find me, I am confident they will imprison me," another Afghan told Yeung. "They will torture me. They will kill me... Where is the justice in that?"

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