US officials in the United Arab Emirates met with Afghans after a protest in Abu Dhabi this week and discussed their “potential” transfer to the United States, an embassy statement said. The UAE was one of several Arab Gulf countries that assisted with theevacuation of Afghans fleeing the Taliban after the group seized power in August last year following a US military withdrawal. Videos circulating on social media this week showed Afghan men protesting in the Emirates Humanitarian City in the capitalAbu Dhabi, where many who were evacuated to the UAE now live. The US embassy said that it was a…