Zalmay Khalilzad, a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the U.N., speaks to VOA’s Afghan service in Washington, March 30, 2017. It was announced Sept. 4, 2018, that he has been named a special adviser on seeking reconciliation in Afghanistan.
RFE: U.S. Envoy Briefs Afghan Leaders On Peace Effort After Meeting Taliban
The U.S. envoy on an Afghanistan peace initiative has met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul, a day after he held talks in Qatar with Taliban leaders.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the Afghan-born U.S. adviser and former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, briefed Ghani and Abdullah on October 13 about his meetings with senior ministers and top diplomats in four countries as part of a diplomatic mission aimed at bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table.
Since Khalilzad last visited Kabul on October 4, his tour has taken him to Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
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WNU Editor: This news (if true) is going make Kabul nervous .... Afghan Taliban officials: 'US agrees to discuss troops pullout' (Al Jazeera).
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