US EditionAfghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return home
The foreign ministry says the evacuees can return safely as U.S. officials weigh third-country relocation for 1,100 Afghans, advocates said.
- On Saturday, Afghan foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi invited evacuees stranded at Camp As-Sayliyah in Qatar to return home, claiming "there exist no security threats in Afghanistan" for those who assisted the United States.
- Afghan evacuees have spent the past year in limbo at the Qatar base after President Donald Trump paused the Afghan resettlement program via executive orders cracking down on immigration.
- Many fear returning to Afghanistan, citing potential Taliban reprisals or death for working with the U.S. during the two-decade war, while others struggle with mental health due to prolonged uncertainty.
- Reports indicate the U.S. is discussing relocating more than 1,100 refugees to Congo, a proposal the group opposes, citing that country's internal conflict and ongoing war.
- Meanwhile, the State Department said it is identifying options to "voluntarily" resettle the refugees in a third country, though AfghanEvac noted the group received no information from officials about the talks.
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Taliban, or Congo? Afghans in Qatar who helped US war face yet more stress
Afghanistan’s foreign ministry says Afghans who helped America’s war effort and have been stuck in Qatar in the hope of reaching the United States can safely return to Afghanistan. The statement on Saturday by foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi comes after reports emerged that the Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send 1,100 Afghans who assisted the US during its war in Afghanistan, and relatives of US service memb…
Afghans in Qatar can return 'with full confidence', says Taliban govt
The Taliban government said on Saturday that Afghans who fled to Qatar, fearing reprisals over their collaboration with US forces, may return home “with full confidence”. The administration of US President Donald Trump, which has made a sweeping crackdown on immigration a signature policy, had given a March 31 deadline to close a camp where more than 1,100 Afghans were staying at a former US base in Qatar. Afghans have been going through the bas…
Afghan Refugees May Be Moved from Qatar to Congo; Taliban Urge Return – KabulNow
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to reports about the possible transfer of Afghan refugees by the United States from Qatar to the Republic of Congo, has stated that these individuals can “confidently” return to Afghanistan. The ministry said today (Saturday, April 25) in a statement that “according to media reports, a number of our compatriots who were waiting in the State of Qatar for U.S. visas have b…
Taliban urge Afghans in Qatar to return “without fear”
The Taliban government has asked Afghan nationals currently staying in Qatar to return to Afghanistan. It said they can come back “with full confidence” and without fear. The statement was issued by the Afghan foreign ministry on Saturday. It came after reports that Afghans living in a camp in Qatar have been asked to choose between returning home or moving to another country. Many of these Afghans had fled their country in 2021. They had worked…
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