U.S. 'Outraged' over How the Taliban Opened Qatar Office

by Naharnet Newsdesk almost 11 years

U.S. envoy James Dobbins on Monday said Washington was outraged at how the Taliban opened an office in Qatar that was intended as a first step towards a peace deal in Afghanistan.

"The use of the Islamic Emirate title... (and) the symbols, signs and nomenclature were incompatible with what had been understood to be the arrangement," he told reporters in Kabul.

"We were outraged ourselves because it was inconsistent with the assurances we had been given."

SourceAgence France Presse

Politics Middle East Qatar

Comments 2

jcamerican almost 11 years

This is what you call the art of making deals with the enemy. Or is it?

Klaus (Guest) almost 11 years

The current US administration is CLUELESS. They have the insight of a 15 year old.