US praises Bahrain for its help with Afghanistan evacuation

Many Gulf states have made Afghanistan a focus of their foreign policies following the Taliban takeover of the country.
Volunteers label a shipment of humanitarian aid to be sent to Afghanistan at Bahrain International Airport on Muharraq Island, near the capital, Manama, on Sept. 4, 2021.
Volunteers label a shipment of humanitarian aid to be sent to Afghanistan at Bahrain International Airport on Muharraq Island, near the capital, Manama, on Sept. 4, 2021. - MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images
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The United States thanked Bahrain for its efforts in helping evacuate Afghans, Bahraini state media reported Friday.

Bahrain’s Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received a letter from the US Department of Homeland Security “expressing thanks and appreciation of the efforts of the Kingdom of Bahrain in facilitating the evacuation of Afghans,” the official Bahrain News Agency reported.

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