Zalmay Khalilzad. Reuters file
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 19
Zalmay Khalilzad, the architect of the disastrous deal with the Taliban, has resigned as the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and has been replaced by his Deputy Tom West, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has announced.
Not only did Khalilzad's deal exclude Ashraf Ghani's US-backed government, it gave generous concessions to the Taliban, including the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners in return for just 1,000 pro-Ghani captives.
The man who wished to be the president of Afghanistan one day, say his critics, had sensed the turn of events two days before the Taliban takeover in Kabul and had drastically cut down his prolific social media presence.
Khalilzad's sacking comes a day after the White House had entrusted Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to take soundings about the Afghan situation from countries in the mix, including India and Pakistan.
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