In response to the expulsion of these two countries from Moscow, the US State Department announced that it recognized two Russian diplomats as undesirable elements and asked them to leave the country.
A US State Department report on Friday criticised the handling of the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan, saying decisions by President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump to withdraw troops had “serious consequences for the viability” and security of the former US-backed government.
The US Secretary of State signed a new memorandum of understanding with the Afghan Evacuation Coalition, which will pave the way for the transfer of thousands of Afghans who have worked with the United States for the past twenty years.
Although the Taliban and the US made "meaningful progress" in the last round of talks, the final agreement is yet to be signed. The next talks are set to take place in Doha, Qatar in late March, but it seems that the Afghan government itself risks being left out.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will start a five-day tour of the Middle East next week, where he will discuss security issues in the region and emphasize the “threat” from Iran, according to the US State Department.
The US State Department has endorsed the proposed sale of more than 800 tactical missiles to Bahrain amid the Al Khalifah regime’s heavy-handed crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners and political dissidents in the tiny Persian Gulf country.
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