Trending Now - Afghanistan Urges War Allies in Qatar to Come Home

WHO:

AP News - Afghanistan’s foreign ministry, spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi, #AfghanEvac organization, Afghans who assisted the U.S. during the war, U.S. service members' relatives.

WHAT:

AP News - Afghanistan’s foreign ministry stated that Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort and are currently in Qatar can safely return to Afghanistan.

AP News - The Trump administration is reportedly in discussions to potentially send 1,100 Afghans and relatives of U.S. service members to Congo.

AP News - The State Department is working to identify options for the voluntary resettlement of Afghan refugees in a third country.

AP News - Afghans in Camp As-Sayliyah expressed that they have received no information from U.S. officials regarding relocation talks.

WHERE:

AP News - Afghanistan, Qatar, Camp As-Sayliyah (a U.S. base in Doha), Democratic Republic of Congo.

WHEN:

AP News - The statement from Afghanistan’s foreign ministry was made on Saturday, April 23rd, 2026.

AP News - The discussions about relocating Afghan refugees were reported on April 23rd, 2026.

AP News - The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan occurred in 2021.

WHY:

AP News - Afghans fear reprisals or death at the hands of the Taliban for their assistance to the U.S. during the war.

AP News - The Afghans expressed that they do not want to go to the Democratic Republic of Congo due to ongoing conflict there.

HOW:

AP News - Afghanistan’s foreign ministry invited those concerned to return to their homeland with "full confidence & peace of mind."

AP News - The Afghans in Qatar stated that they are living in a state of limbo, which is affecting their mental health.

(UPDATED April 25, 2026 13:23 UTC)

Afghanistan's foreign ministry announced on Saturday that Afghans who assisted the U.S. during the war and are currently in Qatar can safely return to their homeland with "full confidence and peace of mind." Meanwhile, discussions are underway to potentially relocate 1,100 Afghans and relatives of U.S. service members to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a move that many Afghans in Camp As-Sayliyah are hesitant about due to ongoing conflict there. Those in Qatar have expressed feelings of uncertainty and mental strain, as they have received no information from U.S. officials regarding their relocation options.