Qatar Emerges as Power Broker in New Afghanistan
![US representative Zalmay Khalilzad (left) and Taliban representative Abdul Ghani Baradar (right) sign the agreement in Doha, Qatar on February 29, 2020. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain], cc US State Department, modified,](https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SigningDOHA.jpg "US representative Zalmay Khalilzad (left) and Taliban representative Abdul Ghani Baradar (right) sign the agreement in Doha, Qatar on February 29, 2020. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain], cc US State Department, modified,")
Doha has spent years building political capital with the Taliban. Now it will have an opportunity to spend it.
Doha has spent years building political capital with the Taliban. Now it will have an opportunity to spend it.