The Philippines has agreed to a request by the United States to temporarily host a US immigrant visa processing center for a limited number of Afghan nationals.
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![Philippines' Secretary for Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr helped return the women [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-07/GettyImages-1052524136.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=sH5tup-e)
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