Qatar agrees to represent US interests in Afghanistan
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The arrangement does not mean U.S. recognition of the interim Taliban government, but it will allow more direct engagement with the authorities in Kabul.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the Gulf nation of Qatar has agreed to represent American interests in Afghanistan following the closure of the U.S.
Qatar has agreed to represent American interests in Afghanistan following the closure of the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN The US and Qatar signed an agreement Friday to have Qatar’s embassy in Kabul represent US interests in Afghanistan as senior officials from the two countries met in Washington for the US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue.
The United States said Friday it would set up an interests section in Afghanistan under Qatar, creating a more direct way to assist US citizens and engage with the Taliban after the embassy in Kabul…
The U.S. and Qatar entered into a new agreement Friday that establishes the Middle Eastern nation as the diplomatic liaison between Washington and the newly established Taliban government in Afghanistan.
The arrangement does not mean U.S. recognition of the interim Taliban government, but it will allow more direct engagement with the authorities in Kabul.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The United States and Qatar signed an accord on Friday for Qatar to represent U.S. diplomatic interests in Afghanistan, an important signal of possible future direct engagement between Washington and the Taliban after two decades of war.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the Gulf nation of Qatar has agreed to represent American interests in Afghanistan following the closure of the U.S. embassy in Kabul in
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