Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
(UPDATE) UP to 300 Afghans — half of them children — arrived in Manila on Monday to complete the processing of their special immigrant visas (SIVs) required for their immigration to the United States, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
The Afghans, who arrived in one batch, will be temporarily housed in an undisclosed US-funded facility. They were supposed to arrive on Saturday, Jan. 4, but bad weather in Kabul delayed their flight to Manila.
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