The Trump administration has deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic. Among them is an Afghan man whose family members worked with the US military. He is in his early 20s. A US judge had granted him protection from deportation to Afghanistan. The judge feared he would face persecution by the Taliban.
Advocacy groups confirmed his deportation. These include AfghanEvac, the ACLU, and Human Rights First. Court documents show his family received threats from the Taliban. His brothers had supported the US military. One brother lives in the US. He served in the Afghan National Army. Another brother was a US-trained pilot. He was later killed by the Taliban. His sister and father also worked with US forces, according to The New York Times.
The deportation flight landed in Bangui on Saturday. Bangui is the capital of the Central African Republic. The flight carried 12 Afghans, eight Iranians, and several others from Nepal and Nicaragua. This is the third such flight to the country this year.
The Trump administration has used quiet deals to send thousands of people to third countries. Many have no ties to those places. The State Department warns against travel to the Central African Republic. It cites risks of unrest, crime, kidnapping, and terrorism.
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Al Jazeera, “US deports relative of Afghans who aided military to Africa,” published August 30, 2026. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/us-deports-relative-of-afghans-who-aided-military-to-africa