Reports about closure of IEA’s Doha office denied

Reports claiming that Qatar has asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to close its political office in Doha have been denied.

According to Doha News, sources at the Afghan embassy in Qatar said the claims are false and that no such request has been made by the Qatari government.

The sources emphasized that no decision regarding the closure of the office has been communicated to the Afghan side.

The IEA’s political office in Doha was established in 2013 to facilitate negotiations related to the conflict in Afghanistan.

The office later became a key venue for talks between the IEA and the United States, which ultimately resulted in the signing of the Doha Agreement in 2020.

The office has since remained an important diplomatic channel for discussions involving Afghanistan and the international community.