State Department spokesman Ned Price says the two sides also discussed 'the United States' provision of robust humanitarian assistance, directly to the Afghan people'
The departure from Kabul to Doha on a chartered Qatar Airways flight Thursday marked 'a positive first step' with the new regime, says National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne
Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah al-Khater told AFP in an exclusive interview that it would be up to the Afghans to determine their future, not the international community
Kerry, who already visited China in April, will go to Tianjin to "continue discussions on key aspects of the climate crisis," the State Department said in a statement on Monday
Videos posted on social networks showed scenes of panic and fear in Kabul, including crowds running next to a US military transport plane as it taxies to take off, with some trying to desperately cling to its sides
Government forces are also battling the hardline militants in Kandahar and Helmand, the southern Pashto-speaking provinces from where the Taliban draw their strength
In light of increased levels of Taliban violence, the US government is working to provide certain Afghans, including those who worked with the United States, the opportunity for refugee resettlement to the United States," says State Department