WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday that the Trump administration does not want to force Afghans currently stranded in Qatar to return to Afghanistan and has spoken with at least five countries who are open to receiving them.
More than 1,100 people have been held at the former U.S. Army base Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) since at least early last year, when Republican President Donald Trump’s administration halted resettlement for Afghans who feared retribution from Taliban authorities for their links to the U.S. military.
(Reporting by Simon Lewis, Patricia Zengerle and Ryan Jones, Editing by Franklin Paul)
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