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Trump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to Congo

The Trump administration is in discussions to resettle up to 1,100 Afghans who aided US military forces—currently stranded in Qatar for a year, including interpreters, relatives of US service members, and over 400 children—to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This follows the end of an initiative allowing them to apply for US resettlement; non-profit AfghanEvac notes 900 are eligible for US entry, returning to Afghanistan would likely lead to death due to their US ties, and the DRC faces a massive displacement crisis with 8.2 million displaced people as of September 2025.