January 6, 2015 U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley presented his diplomatic credentials to Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani at a ceremony today at the Presidential Palace.  Ambassador McKinley previously served as Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan. Before his tenure in Afghanistan, Ambassador McKinley served as the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia from August 2010 to ... Read More»

January 4, 2015 The U.S. Embassy in Kabul announces the extension of the SQ Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program for Afghans. On December 19, 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015. This law extends the SQ SIV program for certain Afghan nationals who were ... Read More»

(January 4, 2015) The U.S. Embassy in Kabul is pleased to announce changes to the validity of certain U.S. nonimmigrant visas for Afghan nationals. On December 2, 2014, the governments of the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan agreed to extend the validity of nonimmigrant visas for short-term business travelers, tourists, ... Read More»