US official meets Afghans stranded in UAE, apologises for delays

Afghans in Abu Dhabi protest – it has been more than six months since they fled Afghanistan and evacuation flights to the US have been halted [Rise to Peace via AP] A senior United States diplomat apologised to thousands of Afghans stranded in the United Arab Emirates and promised to speed repatriation for some to the US, months after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban last year.

While pledging to do all his government could, the diplomat who spoke to journalists on Friday after speaking to the Afghans, acknowledged still not being able to answer what would happen to […]

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