US Extends Qatar Camp Nine Months for Afghans

The Trump administration has extended Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar for nine months, delaying the planned closure of a facility housing about 1,000 Afghans evacuated after the U.S. withdrawal, including people who supported U.S. forces and relatives of American service members. The extension gives residents more time at the camp but does not guarantee entry to the United States or settle their longer-term status; the State Department says it is exploring relocation options, including possible resettlement in third countries. Afghan advocates and bipartisan lawmakers have pressed the administration to provide a pathway to the United States, with four members of Congress urging officials to extend to other stranded Afghans an exception recently made for two family members. Residents continue to face uncertainty while Afghan immigration processing remains restricted.