US Considers Congo Relocation Plan for Afghan Allies
Citing advocacy groups and officials, ABC News reported that roughly 1,100 Afghans—among them interpreters and their family members—are currently being held at a US-run facility in Doha. The report said they could be offered either relocation to Congo or the option of returning to Afghanistan. The proposal was initially reported by The New York Times.
The US State Department said it is exploring “voluntary resettlement” options but did not provide specific details, describing relocation to a third country as a “positive resolution.”
Shawn VanDiver, head of the #AfghanEvac initiative, criticized the plan and warned it could expose vulnerable individuals to serious danger. He said: “This is not them trying to resettle 1,100 Afghans. This is them trying to send 1,100 Afghans back to Afghanistan… using the Democratic Republic of Congo as the cover that lets them do it.”
He also noted that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is already facing a severe humanitarian situation, with millions displaced due to ongoing conflict, according to the UN Refugee Agency.
“You do not solve the world’s No. 1 refugee crisis by dumping it into the world’s No. 2 refugee crisis,” he added.
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