Last year 2,100 Afghans won the visa lottery. Their hopes of making it to the US are dwindling

If a judge does not intervene by 30 September, those selected for the program will become ineligible: We are left behind'

Thousands of Afghan families who were selected for US visas are stuck in the war-torn country, as the US government's failure to schedule their visa interviews ahead of a final deadline puts them at risk of missing their opportunity to leave.

If a US judge does not intervene by 30 September, more than 2,100 Afghans who were selected for the diversity visa program last year will become ineligible for such a visa.