The United States and Qatar have agreed that Doha will represent the diplomatic interests of the US in Afghanistan, the first official representation for the US in Kabul since its troop withdrawal in August.
Qatar Foreign Minister, Mohammed Al Thani and US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken signed a pair of “strategic” agreements on Friday, providing that Qatar will assume the role of “protecting power” for US interests in Afghanistan.
The announcement came days after a Qatari delegation had travelled to Washington for talks between the two nations