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Afghans evacuated by US in chaos of withdrawal are languishing in foreign camps, documents reveal

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Afghan citizens who fled the country with American assistance after the US ’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan remain stranded in third countries.

Some advocates estimate that “ hundreds ” remain stranded at temporary facilities in up to three dozen countries.

US officials won’t say exactly how many Afghans remain at such sites, where they were taken after the withdrawal that involved hundreds of thousands fleeing for their lives.

Documents include agreements between the US and five countries Qatar , Oman , Kuwait , Italy and Germany detailing conditions for what the US called at the time the “temporary” relocation of Afghan citizens to these sites.

US officials have denied in the past having a presence at sites where Afghans are being held abroad, but records show they were involved in some of them.