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US sets up Afghan-focused foreign post to help stranded

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Washington | The Biden administration is planning for the next phase of the US relationship with Afghanistan, as the State Department scrambles to stand up a remote diplomatic mission and continue working to help those stranded under Taliban rule.

Diplomats will work from the Qatari capital, Doha, where they will assist refugees who have fled Afghanistan and liaise with representatives of the militant group whose capture of Kabul this month marked an ignominious end to the America’s two decades there.

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