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NATO looks to Qatar for base to train Afghan forces

NATO is asking Qatar to host Afghan security forces for future training after withdrawal looms.

Al-Udeid Air Base
Could Qatar's Al-Udeid Air Base be used to train Afghan troops? Here, French President Emmanuel Macron (R) is greeted by US, Qatari and French armies' commanders upon his arrival at the base in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Dec. 7, 2017. — KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images

Officials under NATO’s authority are seeking Qatar’s permission to use a military base to train Afghan special forces following the US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan, Reuters reported.

"We are holding talks to earmark a base in Qatar to create an exclusive training ground for senior members of the Afghan forces," a senior Western security official in Kabul told Reuters.

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