In a major announcement on Tuesday, the US Secretary of State said that the US has ended its diplomatic presence in Kabul and moved its embassy from Kabul to Qatar. Also, Blinken said the US would now launch a new diplomatic mission in Afghanistan from Qatar itself. Giving another big information, Blinken said that we have withdrawn all the troops from Afghanistan.
Blinken said a new chapter in the US relationship with Afghanistan has begun. Here we will now move on to our diplomacy. He said that more than 1,23,000 people, including about 6,000 American citizens, have been safely evacuated from Afghanistan. Blinken said the rescue operation in Afghanistan was challenging. He said that during the military operation in Kabul, we had to face many difficult situations. During this time it was becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile the embassy and the people in trouble.
US Secretary of State Blinken told the Taliban that if you want to rule Afghanistan, you must fulfill your basic obligations and commitments to civil liberties. Blinken said the basic rights of the Afghan people, including women and minorities, should be respected. We have to maintain our commitments against terrorism. Retaliatory violence against those who choose to stay in Afghanistan must be avoided. He called for an inclusive government that could meet the needs of the Afghan people and reflects their aspirations. In addition, Blinken said that the Taliban must be given freedom of travel.
For the time being, we will use the embassy in Doha to manage our diplomacy with Afghanistan, Blinken said. This includes working with allies, partners, and international stakeholders to manage consular affairs, humanitarian aid, and messaging to the Taliban. Our team there will be led by Ian McCurry, who has served as our Deputy Chief of Mission in Afghanistan for the past year. He said that no one could be better than him to work here.
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