Hundreds of Afghans have launched a rare protest at a United Arab Emirates facility where they have been housed since fleeing their homeland last year, holding banners pleading for freedom and demanding to be sent to the United States to be resettled.
Thousands of Afghans were last year evacuated to the Gulf Arab state on behalf of the United States and other Western countries amid the chaotic U.S.-led withdrawal from Afghanistan and return to power of the hardline Islamist Taliban movement.
Videos sent to Reuters showed men, women and children calling on Washington to welcome them to their second home.The two protesters, one of whom shared the videos, said the rally was triggered by the persistent lack of information on when the Afghans would be resettled. "The coalition is going to do everything they can to hold the U.S. government and others to clear, concise and accurate communications," he said.
A protest sign at one of the Abu Dhabi facilities read: "When we were evacuated, the dept of defence had the control of the airport. No one came by themselves."
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