Blinken says Qatar will handle U.S. interests in Afghanistan
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- AFP
- Published Date: 07:14 | 12 November 2021
- Modified Date: 07:14 | 12 November 2021
Qatar will handle US interests in Afghanistan following the shuttering of the US embassy after the Taliban takeover, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday.
Welcoming his Qatari counterpart to Washington, Blinken said he was signing an agreement that "establishes Qatar as the United States protecting power in Afghanistan" with the Gulf ally to establish a US interests section at its Kabul embassy.
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