Doha — Qatar’s role in clinching a historic US-Taliban accord over the weekend could further strengthen its relationship with ally Washington despite efforts by fellow Gulf Arab states locked in a dispute with Doha to sideline it on the world stage.
The deal, which creates a path for the US to gradually pull out of Afghanistan and opens the way for a potential end to the 18-year conflict, was signed after more than a year and a half of talks held mostly in Doha, which hosts the Taliban’s political headquarters...
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