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Taliban Invites Return as 1,100 Afghan U.S. Allies in Qatar Confront Uncertain Relocation

U.S. officials are pursuing voluntary resettlement in a third country without confirming destinations.

Culinary specialist Sgt. Juan Miranda with the 155th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion directs evacuees into the dining facility at Camp As Sayliyah on August 20, 2021, in Doha, Qatar.
Afghans rushed to flee their country in the days after the US military withdrawal and the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan
More than 190,000 Afghans have found new homes in the United States since Taliban authorities swept back to power in 2021
After the US withdrawal in 2021, evacuees from Afghanistan fled to escape the Taliban, seen here landing at Hamad International Airport in Qatar's capital Doha from Kabul

Overview

  • The Taliban foreign ministry, which issued an invitation Saturday to come home “with full confidence,” says Afghanistan is safe.
  • The State Department says it is seeking voluntary third‑country resettlement, and advocacy groups report talks that would send the group to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Camp As Sayliyah residents reject a move to Congo and say returning would put former U.S. partners at risk of Taliban reprisals.
  • Life on the defunct U.S. base has strained families, with people confined to windowless containers and reporting fresh fear during recent missile interceptions over Doha.
  • Processing for Afghan immigration cases paused in 2025 under President Trump, and the U.S. has offered cash to return with about 150 accepting as U.N. reporting notes arrests and abuse of former officials in Afghanistan.