News outlet Just the News reported UAE officials were preparing to hand over some Afghan refugees to the Taliban.

However, it may already be too late for some.

Families sent back to Afghanistan

In a 10 July meeting with US officials in Abu Dhabi, Salem al-Zaabi, UAE special adviser to the foreign minister, told the Americans two families had been “successfully and safely” sent back to Afghanistan in early July, the cable, which had the same date as the meeting, said.

Donald Trump, based on his Truth Social post, appeared to be out of the loop on the UAE’s plans. Source: AAP / Alex Brandon/AP

Al-Zaabi told US officials that while the UAE understood the US policy, it intended to “close this chapter for good” and would therefore return the remaining 25 Afghans by 20 July, according to the cable.

It was not immediately clear whether the remaining persons had been sent back or the circumstances of the two families who were returned to Afghanistan.

Afghans in Qatar also stuck

Former US president Joe Biden’s administration, since its chaotic US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, has brought nearly 200,000 Afghans to the US.

They have imposed limits on schooling, work and general independence in daily life.