Washington, AFP. Zalmay Khalilzad, the US envoy for the Afghan peace process, resigned on Monday. This information has been given by Blinken. Let us tell you that more than two months have passed since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. After this many major changes took place in the country and now the interim government of Taliban is ruling the country. Meanwhile, today this important news has come to the fore.
Thank you to Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad for decades of tireless service to the United States. Pleased to welcome Thomas West to the role of Special Representative for Afghanistan. @US4AfghanPeace
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) October 18, 2021
As a special US envoy, Khalilzad was appointed to discuss peace talks with Afghan leaders. Khalilzad, appointed by former US President Donald Trump, was the one who led the peace talks with the Taliban in Doha in the year 2020 on behalf of the US.
Khalilzad was appointed as the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations (UN) from 2007 to 2009. He served as the US Ambassador to Iraq from 2005 to 2007 and was Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2003-2005.
Speculation on Khalilzad’s role
Some other experts believe that Khalilzad adopted a special political agenda to promote his personal and family interests. At the same time, Kamal Alam, a non-resident senior fellow of the Atlantic Council, blamed Jalmay Khalilzad for the chaos and destruction in Afghanistan. He even said that he should be probed for alleged financial corruption.
In 2014, Austria conducted a financial investigation related to Khalilzad and froze his wife’s accounts in a European country based on information from the US Justice Department, as she was suspected of money laundering related to business activities in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. .
