Afghans arrive in the Philippines to complete visa processing for resettlement in US

This handout photo taken on Jan. 6, 2025 and received from the U.S. embassy in Manila shows Afghans, whose U.S. Special Immigrant Visa will be processed, arriving at an airport terminal on the Philippines' Luzon island.

A group of Afghan nationals arrived in the Philippines on Monday to process special immigrant visas for their resettlement in the United States, as part of an agreement between Manila and Washington.