US-Afghanistan Archives

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US says open to ‘technical dialogue’ with Taliban following rare Doha meeting

Qatar has served as a diplomatic bridge between the Taliban and the West since the events of 2021. The United States has expressed it is open for technical dialogue regarding…

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Qatar to host rare US-Taliban meeting on ‘critical interests’ in Afghanistan

Washington has ruled out normalisation with the Taliban despite the upcoming meeting. Qatar is hosting a rare meeting between officials from the United States and the Taliban-led Afghan administration this…

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UN to host closed-door meeting on Afghanistan in Qatar

To date, the Taliban-led administration has not been recognised by any country since it militarily seized power in 2021. The United Nations is holding a closed-door international meeting on Afghanistan…

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US hails ‘steadfast partner’ Qatar for securing release of Americans from Afghanistan

While no further details on the release were made public, reports have confirmed the identity of one of the Americans released. Washington has pointed towards Qatar for helping secure the…

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Taliban, US discuss frozen funds, earthquake aid in Qatar meeting

Afghan and United States officials met last week to discuss earthquake aid in a two-day meeting in Doha, the first in-person talks between the two sides in more than three…

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US, Taliban hold first meeting in Doha since Zawahiri killing: reports

No official from Qatar has confirmed that the meetings took place in the Gulf state. US officials reportedly met with members of the Taliban in Doha on Saturday for the…

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Afghan whose family was killed in US drone strike lands in Qatar ahead of US travel

The US invasion of Afghanistan cost $2 trillion and an exorbitant humanitarian cost, where foreign forces killed at least 71,000 civilians. Aimal Ahmadi, whose family was killed in last year’s…

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Former US envoy for Afghanistan defends ‘historic’ Doha Agreement

Afghanistan’s former president was also blamed for the fall of Kabul last year. Former US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad defended the 2020 Doha Agreement that was signed with the…

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Qatar calls on US, Taliban to abide by Doha accord following Al-Zawahiri killing

The US invasion of Afghanistan, also Washington’s longest war, cost some $2 trillion and at least 71,000 civilian casualties Qatar called on all parties of the 2020 Doha Agreement to…

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