US State Dept confirms representatives’ participation in Doha meeting

The U.S. State Department has announced that Thomas West and Rina Amiri, Washington’s special representatives for Afghanistan, will participate in the upcoming third Doha meeting.

Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, confirmed the country’s representatives’ attendance at a press briefing held on Wednesday, June 26th.

The U.S. has confirmed its participation in the Doha meeting at a time when the absence of Afghan women and civil society representatives has drawn strong criticism.