{"id":33279,"date":"2021-08-19T11:37:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T08:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=33279"},"modified":"2021-08-19T11:37:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T08:37:10","slug":"the-saudi-foreign-minister-and-us-secretary-of-state-have-been-discussing-the-ongoing-situation-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/the-saudi-foreign-minister-and-us-secretary-of-state-have-been-discussing-the-ongoing-situation-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Saudi Foreign Minister And US Secretary Of State Have Been Discussing The Ongoing Situation In Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saudi and US officials have held discussions on the ongoing worrying situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban settled in as rulers of the Central Asian country.<\/p>\n
The call took place on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\nSpoke today with Saudi Foreign Minister @FaisalbinFarhan<\/a> about ways the international community can support the Afghan people as well as other shared regional priorities.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) August 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The pair also discussed the strategic relationship between the Kingdom and the US.<\/p>\n
Kabul was seized by the Taliban on Sunday as the national army surrender to the militants and the president, Ashraf Ghani, fled for safety.<\/p>\n