Blinken in Doha for Afghan crisis talks with Qatar

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DOHA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Doha on Monday (Sep 6) for crisis talks with the Qataris after the Taliban claimed to have full control over Afghanistan.

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Shortly before landing, an official disclosed that four Americans had left Afghanistan with Taliban knowledge, in the first departures arranged by Washington since its chaotic military pullout.

He was not due to meet any of the Taliban's Doha representatives but State Department official Dean Thompson said Washington would continue to engage with the Islamist group"to ensure our messaging with them is clear". Qatar, which hosts a major US airbase, has been the gateway for 55,000 people airlifted out of Afghanistan, nearly half the total number evacuated by US-led forces after the Taliban's lightning takeover.

The State Department said Blinken would discuss with Qatar its efforts, alongside Turkey, to reopen Kabul's ramshackle airport - essential to fly in badly needed humanitarian aid and to evacuate remaining Afghans. After Doha, Blinken will head Wednesday to the US air base at Ramstein in Germany, a temporary home for thousands of Afghans moving to the United States.US officials say some Americans may have left Afghanistan since the United States ended its 20-year war at the end of August but they would have done so by private means.

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