U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad steps down after more than three years on the job under both the Trump and Biden administrations
Afghans gather at the government passport office, which reopened after the Taliban announced they would be issuing a backlog of applications approved by the previous administration, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 17, 2021.The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan is stepping down following the chaotic American withdrawal from the country, the State Department said Monday.
Khalilzad had served as the special envoy for Afghan reconciliation under both the Trump and Biden administrations since September 2018, when the-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brought him on board to lead negotiations with the Taliban and the Afghan government. President Joe Biden and his aides frequently said the agreement that Khalilzad negotiated tied their hands when it came to the pullout and led to the sudden takeover of the country by the Taliban, although administration critics noted that Biden had abandoned the “conditions-based” requirements for a complete U.S. withdrawal.
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