US-Afghanistan Archives

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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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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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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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US left Afghanistan evacuation decision to ‘last minute’ scramble: report

A year since the takeover, the US and NATO continue to deflect any blame over the horrors Afghanistan witnessed during the invasion of the country. The US Joe Biden administration…

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Qatar hosts face-to-face meeting between Taliban and US during Antalya Forum

No country has recognised the acting Afghan government. Qatar hosted a meeting with the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan and the US, on Friday, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy…

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