Afghanistan, July 20 -- AfghanEvac, an organization advocating for the resettlement of Afghan allies, welcomed President Donald J. Trump's statement on Sunday pledging to help Afghan refugees stranded in the United Arab Emirates, while urging the administration to follow through with concrete action.
The president, writing on Truth Social, said he would "try to save them, starting right now," referring to Afghans housed at the Emirates Humanitarian City near Abu Dhabi, many of whom have been in legal and diplomatic limbo since the fall of the Afghan government in 2021. His statement followed reports that some of the evacuees could face deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The Reuters news agency reported the remarks and noted tha...