Qatar takes diplomatic lead in Afghanistan, signaling indirect engagement between US and Taliban
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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.
"Qatar will establish a U.S. intersection within its embassy in Afghanistan to provide certain consular services and moderate the conditions and security of U.S. diplomatic facilities in Afghanistan," Blinken said during a signing ceremony with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.
The two nations signed a second agreement that formalized a U.S.-Qatari partnership to continue cooperation in evacuating Afghans with U.S. Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) from the Taliban-controlled country.
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