Axios: Qatar agrees to represent U.S. interests in Taliban-led Afghanistan
Qatar has agreed to become the "protecting power" for U.S. interests in Afghanistan, taking on a formal role as the diplomatic intermediary between Washington and the new Taliban government, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday.
Why it matters: The U.S. has shown no indication it will recognize the Taliban government, but diplomatic engagement will be necessary in order to stave off the mass humanitarian crisis bearing down on Afghanistan as winter approaches.
Driving the news: An agreement signed Friday will establish a special section in the Qatar Embassy in Kabul to provide certain consular services to U.S. citizens and monitor the security conditions of American diplomatic assets in Afghanistan.
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Update #1: Qatar agrees to represent the U.S. in Afghanistan following the U.S. Embassy closure (AP) Update #2: Qatar to formally represent US interests in Afghanistan (The Hill)
WNU Editor: What was completely unthinkable only 6 months ago is now the new reality.
1 comment:
Qatar is one of the funders of the Taliban. Irony?
The biggest funders or enablers of Taliban and others are Pakistan, Iran, Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
For some reason people, who do not get out much, talk about the US Russia and China most of the time. I admire Blinken. He is making up for lost time jet setting around the globe.
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