The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan announces he is stepping down from his role less than two months after the United States' chaotic withdrawal from the country.
“Tomorrow, I step down from my position as the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation,” Khalilzad said in his Monday resignation letter to"I decided now is the right time to do so, at a juncture when we are entering a new phase in our Afghanistan policy," he said.
. The talks ended with America's hasty and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in August and the Taliban's takeover of the country., made no mention of the U.S. withdrawal and evacuation of U.S. citizens and other at-risk residents.that opened the way for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.Khalilzad strenuously defended the deal in his letter, laying the blame on the Taliban and the Afghan government for failing to seize the chance to negotiate an end to the conflict.
"It is regrettable, but it is not the final chapter. Even the Taliban describe themselves as an interim government," he said. “Our secretary of state [Pompeo] signed a surrender agreement with the Taliban,” H.R. McMaster, who served as Trump’s national security adviser before the deal was signed, said on Bari Weiss’ podcast Honestly last month.
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