British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab visited the Qatari capital of Doha on Thursday to discuss the prospect of opening safe passages for foreign and Afghan nationals who wish to leave Afghanistan. The trip is part of a diplomatic mission to rally regional powers to exert pressure on the Taliban to keep its promises of bearing down on terrorist threats and protecting human rights. Raab met with the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and discussed the feasibility of getting Kabul airport up and running and safe passage for foreign nationals and Afghans across land borders. During a press conference after the meeting, the Qatari foreign minister said Qatar is in talks with the Taliban about reopening the airport and that he remains hopeful. “There is no clear indication when it is going to be fully operational yet but we are working very hard …
Raab Meets Emir of Qatar to Discuss Safe Passage out of Afghanistan
September 2, 2021
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