Qatar Airways flies more Americans out of Afghanistan
Qatar has good relations with both the United States and the Taliban and has been assisting with repatriation efforts from Afghanistan.
Qatar Airways flew more Americans out of Afghanistan on Sunday after coordinating with the Taliban. The Doha-based airline departed Kabul with 21 US citizens and 48 US residents onboard, the State Department said in a press release Monday.
“We are thankful to Qatari authorities, who continue to coordinate these flights with the Taliban,” read the release.
The US military and allied international forces withdrew from Afghanistan last month. The pullout was accompanied by a swift takeover of the capital, Kabul, its airport and much of the rest of the country by the Taliban. The US government did not finish the process of evacuating US citizens from the country by the time of the withdrawal, which has forced Washington to rely on the Taliban to get Americans out.
Qatar Airways has conducted other repatriation flights since the US withdrawal. Earlier this month, the state-owned airline flew another group of Americans and other foreigners out of Kabul.
