Hundreds of Afghans who helped the United States war effort in Afghanistan and who are detained now in Qatar may soon be sent back to Afghanistan or to the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the U.S. State Department.

However, the DRC is in the midst of its own deep humanitarian crisis, with millions displaced by war and now seeking refuge outside their country.

The push to send the more than 1,000 Afghans elsewhere comes after President Trump halted the

Afghan resettlement program more than a year ago. That program offered help to Afghans who

faced threats after they aided the Americans during the 20-year war.

For perspective on this and what could come next, we turn now to Sean Van Diver.

He's a Navy veteran and president of Afghan Evac.

That's an organization which aids in resettlement efforts.

Sean, welcome back to the show.

I know you briefed members of Congress on this potential plan a short while ago.

What did you say to them?

And what was their reaction about this plan?

Well, thank you so much for having me on today. I talked to staff from a bipartisan,

bicameral group of staff from all of the relevant committees to this. And people were pretty shocked. People are shocked, one, that folks are being sent, or that the State Department is planning, even considering sending these folks who stood beside us and who believed in the idea of America to a war zone, to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

They were shocked that these folks are still stuck there and haven't been able to make it

to the United States, in particular because the camp is 42% children, and there's 150 plus

family members of active duty military.

And I'm happy to say that we got a lot of interest in running a bill or two that would

help Afghans both here at home and abroad

in Camp Asalia to get to safety.

Camp Asalia, we should point out in Qatar, where they have been currently held now for many,

many months. I do want to put to you, part of what the Trump administration says here is

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