U.S. Envoy to Afghanistan Talks With Taliban Is Stepping Down
- Afghan-born envoy led the negotiations in Doha under Trump
- Khalilzad says he’ll be speaking out on what went awry
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Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. envoy who has frequently served as America’s liaison to Afghan leaders since the September 2001 terrorist attacks, is stepping down, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Khalilzad, who had positions in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Donald Trump before President Joe Biden’s election, will be replaced by his deputy, Thomas West, Blinken said in a statement Monday.