'It's a prison': Afghans stranded in US camp in Qatar exposed to Iranian strikes

'It's a prison': Afghans stranded in US camp in Qatar exposed to Iranian strikes Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Mon, 03/30/2026 - 16:29 Camp As Sayliyah is set to close as a transit hub for vetted Afghans, but the US has not informed them where they're going An image taken earlier this month by an Afghan asylee shows the concrete 'bunkers' that the US military installed at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar to shield residents from missile interceptions occurring overhead, due to the US-Israeli war on Iran (Supplied) Off Behnaz Jamshidi has packed her bags again, despite not receiving explicit guidance to get ready. She has no idea what is going to happen to her and her family, or where they will end up, but she knows it won't be the US. The 28-year-old Afghan mother has been at Camp As Sayliyah (Cas) in the Qatari desert for a year and four months.