News source Just the News reported that UAE officials were preparing to hand some Afghan refugees over to the Taliban.
However, it may already be too late for some.
Families sent back to Afghanistan
During a 10 July meeting in Abu Dhabi with US officials, Salem al-Zaabi, a UAE special adviser to the foreign minister, informed the Americans that two families had been “successfully and safely” returned to Afghanistan earlier in July, according to the cable, which shared the meeting’s date.
Donald Trump, based on his Truth Social post, appeared to be out of the loop on the UAE’s plans. Source: AAP / Alex Brandon/AP
Al-Zaabi told US officials that while the UAE understood the US policy, it intended to “close this chapter for good” and would therefore return the remaining 25 Afghans by 20 July, according to the cable.
The status of the remaining individuals or the details surrounding the two families sent back to Afghanistan were not immediately clear.
Afghans in Qatar also stuck
Former US president Joe Biden’s administration, since its chaotic US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, has brought nearly 200,000 Afghans to the US.
They have imposed limits on schooling, work and general independence in daily life.
