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12 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
1. @StateDept @StateDeptSpox on three Afghanistan related meetings:
- A senior US delegation travelled to Doha to meet with Taliban over the weekend. "Candid, practical and pragmatic."

- US & European meeting today with Taliban in Qatar. Counter-terrorism, safe passage, women
2. and girls, etc.

- This morning at 'most-senior levels' G-20 meeting, Biden and Blinken addressed Afghanistan with world leaders.

Addresses the Taliban as a caretaker government.
3. One reporter is raising the fact that conduct conditions are already showing the Taliban behaving badly. Now he's addressing Taliban human rights as "inconsistent with what the Taliban has pledged."
4. Another charter flight out of Kabul. IMO they're walking a tightrope. Total of 129 US citizens and 115 LPR have left with US help since Aug 31st. He didn't mention how many remain. That may be the reason we are playing so nice with the Taliban.

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