Afghan province urges its residents stranded in Qatar while awaiting US visas to return home
Afghanistan on Saturday urged its residents who are currently stranded in Qatar while awaiting visas from the United States to return home, saying
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Afghan province urges its residents stranded in Qatar while awaiting US visas to return home
Afghanistan on Saturday urged its residents who are currently stranded in Qatar while awaiting visas from the United States to return home, saying the country is safe and welcoming to all. External Government department spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi stated in a comment that Afghan nationals awaiting travel to the US have reportedly been asked to either return to Afghanistan or seek resettlement in a third country. Balkhi stated Afghanistan “constitutes the shared homeland of all Afghans” and invited those affected to return “with full confidence and calm of mind”, emphasising that no citizen is compelled to leave for protection reasons.
Regarding the Relocation of Afghan Nationals Awaiting Travel to the United States in the Province of Qatar pic.twitter.com/VCOeqjCVbJ
He further stated that those wishing to relocate elsewhere could do so through “legal and dignified channels” at an appropriate time. The government department also stated it is ready to work with other countries under bilateral consular arrangements to safeguard the freedoms of Afghan residents abroad. Thousands of Afghans have been awaiting relocation in various countries since the Taliban regained electricity in 2021, with many going through third countries such as Qatar and Pakistan to obtain visas for resettlement, particularly in the US.
On April 22, the Trump governing body was in dialogue with the Democratic Republic of Congo to resettle 1,100 Afghans who have been stranded in Qatar awaiting US visas, according to an advocacy organisation that works on their behalf.
The discussions underscore the legal hurdles facing Afghans who fled the Taliban after US immigrant visa processing for Afghan nationals was effectively halted, leaving them in limbo more than four years after the US withdrawal from Kabul.
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