A new report shows that the U.S. has abandoned many Afghan citizens in third countries since it’s “chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.” These are people that the U.S. helped leave Afghanistan when the Taliban took over but then proceeded to drop them off in third countries, “some at prison-like facilities and many with no clarity about their prospects for resettlement.”
This comes from a report called “Challenging U.S. Expansion of Detention Practices.” The report claims that “at least 36 countries [are] arbitrarily [holding] tens of thousands of evacuated Afghans.” It says that “contrary to its public assertions, the Biden administration retains significant control over these sites and has allowed the inhumane conditions to persist and deteriorate.”
Does President Biden know this? On Monday, he bragged about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
“Today, I can also report to the American people [as] the first president in decades who’s not leaving a war in Afghanistan to his successor,” he said.
How can the U.S. court allies abroad if it allows them to language in prisons with “abysmal conditions”? The records describe “family separations, deteriorating mental health conditions, inadequate facilities and fears of forcible repatriation.”
