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Mauldin. ♪ all right, i want to go back to another one of our top stories, that is, of course, the fall of afghanistan. for years qatar played the role of middleman between the u.s. and the taliban. it hosted peace talks between the two groups, and it has been home to taliban negotiators and u.s. troops. cnn's sam kiley sat down with qatar's foreign minister to discuss his country's legacy in the taliban takeover. >> reporter: no western ally has as much experience with the taliban leadership than qatar. this tiny gas-rich nation already hosts the vast american air base and command center ...