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Afghan refugees feel 'betrayed' by Trump order blocking move to US

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President Donald Trump 's executive order suspends resettlement programme for Afghan refugees.

The order cancels all flights and applications for refugees, without any exemption for families of active servicemembers.

Abdullah and several other Afghan refugees have told the BBC they feel the US has "turned its back" on them, despite years of working alongside American officials, troops and non-profit organisations in Afghanistan .

Ahmad and his family are in Pakistan on visas that will expire within months .

Ahmad 's family had completed several steps of the resettlement programme.

The head of # AfghanEvac , a non-profit group helping eligible Afghan refugees resettle, says 10,000-15,000 people are in the late stages of their applications.

Mina , who is pregnant, has been waiting for a flight out of Islamabad for six months .