The Biden administration, which has been criticized for the turmoil over the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, has announced that Khalilzad, who has been in charge of negotiations with the Islamist Taliban and has led the peace agreement, will resign.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on the 18th that Afghanistan's special representative, Zalmay Khalilzad, will resign and will be replaced by Deputy Special Representative Thomas West.
Originally from Afghanistan, Khalilzad was appointed as a special representative under the former Trump administration to negotiate peace with the Islamist Taliban.
In February last year, the Taliban led a peace agreement that included the complete withdrawal of troops by the US military instead of making Afghanistan a hotbed of terrorism again.
He remained as a special representative under the Biden administration, and after the completion of the withdrawal of the U.S. military on August 30, he has been negotiating with the Taliban for the safe departure of Americans and local collaborators from Afghanistan. bottom.
However, the turmoil over the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan has exposed the Biden administration to criticism from the ruling and opposition parties, and Mr. Khalilzad, who led the peace agreement, was also scrutinized.