'Betrayal': US to close Qatar camp housing Afghans awaiting US resettlement

The US State Department is closing Camp As-Sayliyah in Qatar, a transit facility housing at least 1,000 Afghans awaiting resettlement in the United States. This decision will relocate all Afghans from the camp by March 31 and fully demobilize the site, which has housed evacuees since the 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Lawmakers and advocacy groups have condemned the move as a "betrayal" of allies who assisted the US and NATO mission. The State Department stated the camp was a legacy of the previous administration and that moving the population to a third country provides a safe resolution, although no third-country agreements have been announced.