“John Bess” regional tour to consult about Afghanistan

According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, “John Bess”, acting deputy political assistant of the US Department of State, has started his 4-day regional trip to Qatar and Pakistan yesterday to consult on Afghanistan.

The last US ambassador to Afghanistan is scheduled to meet with senior officials of the Qatari government and other diplomatic missions in the country on his regional tour to discuss “support for Afghanistan and common security interests in the region”.

According to a statement released by the US State Department, John Bess will also meet with senior Pakistani officials in Islamabad to discuss a wide range of regional and bilateral issues.

Before this, John Bess was the American ambassador in Kabul from 2017 to 2020.

This is the first visit of a senior official of the US State Department regarding Afghanistan at the level of the political deputy of this ministry to the region, after the disgraceful withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan.

Prior to this, regional consultations and meetings were held by “Tom West”, the US special representative for Afghanistan.

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