AND THE ANSWER IS!!! A!
Let me explain why the other options do not work.
B - does not work because Japanese advances were in the far east, too far away to have any significant presence in Africa, if at all.
C - does not work because POW camps weren't even in Africa, they were usually in Germany itself, Poland and perhaps Austria.
D - does not work because the middle east wasn't a significant player at the time, in fact it was hardly involved at all.
Option A is correct - Because we had the Sicily invasion shortly thereafter, and invaded Italy, unfortunately, we did face a disastrous defeat at Kasserine Pass...
