Security concerns leave Afghan evacuees stuck in Balkan camp

WASHINGTON, 06 June 2022, (TON): For some Afghans who were evacuated as their country fell to the Taliban last summer, the journey to the United States has stalled, and perhaps ended.

While more than 78,000 Afghans have arrived in the US for resettlement since August, the future for those who have been flagged for additional security vetting and diverted to Camp Bondsteel, in the small nation of Kosovo, remains up in the air.

The US won’t force the dozens there to return to Afghanistan, where they could face reprisals.

According to photos sent to Press “their frustration is growing. Some Afghans at the base, which has been shrouded in secrecy, took the unusual step this week of staging a protest, holding up signs with messages such as we want justice.”

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