Major American news organisations ended up dealing directly with Qatar's government, which had cultivated a relationship with the Taliban
Afghan refugee Ahmad Wali Sarhadi, 28, displays a pictue of his children on his phone as he rests at his accommodation at Park View Villas, a Qatar's 2022 FIFA World Cup residence designated to host the event's guests and participants, transformed into a housing centre for Afghan refugees, in Doha, he was able to get out after he sent panicked emails to the international news media outlets he had worked for. His children remain in Afghanistan. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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