Blinken: Zalmai Khalilouzad has resigned.
The US Secretary of State says the White House Special Representative for Afghanistan has submitted his resignation letter and his deputy is set to take over the post.
According to the International Group of Sach News Agency, US officials announced on Monday evening the decision of “Zalmai Khalilzad”, the White House Special Representative for Afghanistan, to resign from this position.
Two informed sources told Reuters that Khalilzad was resigning less than two months after the US withdrew from Afghanistan and that his deputy, Thomas West, would replace Khalilzad as the US special envoy for Afghanistan. Be.
Khalilzad led US talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan for many years and was a key figure in the compromise talks with the group.
Confirming the news on Tuesday morning, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Khalilzad had resigned.
Blinken issued a statement explaining that the White House Special Representative for Afghanistan had submitted his resignation letter and that his deputy would take over the post.
The statement said: “At the same time as Khalilzad’s resignation, I appreciate his decades of service to the American people. “Afghanistan will lead and coordinate closely with the US Embassy in Kabul, now based in Doha.”