US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Qatar as Washington seeks support for evacuation and to build a consensus among allies on how to respond to the Taliban
Dubbed as a "thank you" tour to Qatar and Germany, which were instrumental in helping Washington evacuate thousands of people out of Kabul, Blinken will meet with senior Qatari and German officials. Qatar has emerged as the main mediator between the Taliban, who swept into Kabul on August 15, and Western countries following the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
About 124,000 people were evacuated last month from Kabul in a US-led airlift of US and other foreign citizens as well as vulnerable Afghans as the Taliban took control of the country. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, who is travelling to the Gulf on a separate trip, will also visit Qatar on Tuesday. Austin's visit also includes Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.UK vows to get 311 Afghan support staff out
Thousands made it out from Kabul on packed Royal Air Force planes, but he said 311 people were left behind who are eligible for the UK's Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, such as interpreters.
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