唐纳德·特朗普总统冻结难民计划的行政命令可能会影响成千上万获准在阿富汗重新定居的阿富汗人美国据一个主要的倡导组织称。
这包括美国军人的家庭成员和在合作部队中与美国军队并肩作战的阿富汗人，以及其他“以某种方式与美国任务有关并因与我们的联系而处于危险之中的人，”致力于让阿富汗人安全离开阿富汗的联盟#AfghanEvac的主席肖恩·范德维尔(Shawn VanDiver)告诉美国广播公司新闻。
“我们在那里有承诺，”他说。“我们的国家安全承诺不能以谁在椭圆形办公室为条件。”
范德维尔证实了路透社的一篇报道，即近1，660名获准在美国定居的阿富汗人可能会被取消航班。截至周二，航班尚未被取消，因为政府正在研究这项将于1月27日生效的命令。
根据命令，该项目将暂停至少90天，之后国土安全部部长将向总统提交一份报告，说明重启该项目“是否符合美国的利益”。
范德维尔说，如果无限期暂停，目前在阿富汗、巴基斯坦和卡塔尔的多达3万至4万名阿富汗人可能会受到影响，其中一些人可能会因与美军合作而面临塔利班的报复。
他说，美国的“双边关系正处于危险之中”。“我们的合作伙伴需要能够相信我们的话。”
美国广播公司新闻周二就阿富汗难民的状况采访了六名参议员。包括南卡罗来纳州参议员林赛·格雷厄姆(Lindsey Graham)和北达科他州参议员凯文·克莱默(Kevin Cramer)在内的几位共和党人都赞成澄清这项命令，以确保在阿富汗帮助美国的数千名阿富汗人不会被遗忘。
格雷厄姆对美国广播公司新闻说:“如果他们能帮助我们的事业，我希望他们能回到这里。”。
“我希望他们能度过难关。拙劣的从阿富汗撤军已经造成了足够的创伤。"原因之一是它留下了我们如此多的盟友."
白宫、国务院和国家安全委员会没有立即回应美国广播公司关于该命令及其对经过审查的阿富汗难民的影响的问题。
“我无法想象他们的意图是让在阿富汗帮助我们的翻译和盟友加入进来，而我们却把他们留在了身后，”克拉默说，并补充说，退伍军人团体向他表达了对阿富汗人在新行政命令下的地位的担忧。
Trump order leaves Afghans who were approved to resettle in the US in limbo
President Donald Trump's executive order freezing refugee programs could impact thousands of Afghans approved to resettle as refugees in theUnited States, according to one major advocacy organization.
That includes family members of U.S. service members and Afghans who served alongside the U.S. military in partner forces, as well as others "who in one way or another are connected to the U.S. mission and are at risk through their association with us," Shawn VanDiver, the president of #AfghanEvac, a coalition working to bring Afghans safely out of Afghanistan, told ABC News.
"We have a commitment there," he said. "Our national security promises can't be conditional based on who is in the Oval Office."
VanDiver confirmed a Reuters report that nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared to resettle in the U.S. could have their flights canceled. As of Tuesday, the flights have not been canceled as the administration works through the order, which takes effect on Jan. 27.
The program will be suspended for at least 90 days, according to the order, after which the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security will submit a report to the president on whether restarting the program "would be in the interests of the United States."
If it is suspended indefinitely, it could wind up affecting as many as 30,000 to 40,000 Afghans currently in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Qatar, some of whom could face reprisals from the Taliban for cooperating with American forces, VanDiver said.
America's "bilateral relationships are at risk here," he said. "Our partners need to be able to trust our word."
ABC News spoke to half a dozen senators Tuesday about the status of Afghan refugees. Several Republicans -- including Trump allies like Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota -- are in favor of clarifying the order to make sure that thousands of Afghans who helped the U.S. in Afghanistan aren't left in limbo.
"I'd like to get them back here if there associated with helping our cause," Graham told ABC News.
"I hope they can work through that. The botched withdrawal from Afghanistan was traumatic enough," Cramer said. "One of the reasons was that it left behind so many of our allies."
The White House, State Department and the National Security Council did not immediately respond to ABC News' questions about the order and its impact on vetted Afghan refugees.
"I can't imagine that their intention was to include interpreters and allies in Afghanistan who helped us, and we left them behind," Cramer said, adding that veterans groups have expressed concern to him about the status of Afghans under the new executive order.
