US Citizenship and Immigration Services said the decision was made to review security and selection processes.
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The United States has decided to immediately suspend all immigration applications from Afghanistan.
Which means that all immigration-related processes, including new visa processes, will be suspended .
The United States has temporarily suspended the process after it was identified as an Afghan national after the man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen near the White House.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services said the decision was made to review security and selection processes.
The National Guardsmen injured in the attack are in critical condition. Local officials said the attacker arrived in the United States from Afghanistan in September 2021. US President Donald Trump has condemned the incident as an 'act of terrorism'.
Similarly, the United States has said that any steps can be taken to remove foreign nationals.
