The adults were interpreters or some other support for our military. The military authorized their visa.
Yes, they still have parents and grandparents in Afghanistan.
It is possible they worked for other “agencies” and there was another reason to go there. I don't know, am not going to speculate.
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Take note, there are elements of the Northern Alliance still supportive of the West and the US. Massoud’s fighters are still in the mountains. With our air support they kicked the Taliban's a$$.
So, not all afghans are Muslim and some of the Muslims in Afghan don't want to live under the Taliban.
I don't trust the judgment of the State Department. In general I trust our military a lot more (except for those who are corrupted politically). Some of the CIA are knowledgeable and effective, some of them are outright subversive. Unfortunately it has been that way since their processor, the OSS, existed.
Okay. That makes sense. As far as some Afghans are not Muslim, yeah, a whopping .3%.