Zalmay Khalilzad

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Zalmay Khalilzad resigns as special Afghan envoy, replaced by Thomas West

Thomas West had previously served as the Deputy Special Representative

19 Oct 2021 11:01 AM

US special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad (Photo: AP)

US special envoy for Afghan talks Zalmay Khalilzad in India today

The visit takes place at a time when the Afghanistan government and Taliban have formally sat on the negotiating table for talks

15 Sep 2020 3:31 PM

Afghan security personnel stand guard at the site of a suicide bomber attack on the southern outskirts of Kabul. (AP)

US gives India key role in Afghan peace process

Strengthening its ties with Kabul, New Delhi meanwhile dispatched a consignment of 10,000 tonnes of wheat on Thursday to Afghanistan

09 May 2020 9:25 AM

Standoff with Taliban & limits of US credibility

Zalmay Khalilzad negotiated with the Taliban over the past one year, and with more focus through the last four months.

12 Sep 2019 12:09 AM

The US has been negotiating with the Taliban in the last few months at Doha despite the group’s reluctance to hold direct talks with the Afghan government, which it views as a US puppet. (Photo: AP)

Trump’s tweets on calling off peace talks ‘unbelievable’: Taliban

Trump on Saturday announced that he was calling off the peace negotiations with the Taliban.

09 Sep 2019 8:24 AM

How India has been outplayed in Af-Pak

Indians would like to fault the US for dealing with the Taliban arguing that Washington has done a number on India.

04 Aug 2019 1:06 AM

This comes hours after a coordinated attack by Taliban rocked the city of Kabul in which at least 68 people suffered injuries. (Photo: AP)

Germany, Qatar to host intra-Afghan dialogue: US peace envoy Khalilzad

‘This dialogue is an essential element of the four-part peace framework and an important step in the Afghan Peace Process,’ Khalilzad said.

02 Jul 2019 12:48 PM

Over the past decade, as the war in Afghanistan was dragged on by changing US Presidents, the American University in Kabul was able to see the graduation of only 1,216 students. (Photo: Representational image)

The clock is ticking on the Americans’ varsity for Afghans

Some clues may lie in the other stalled effort being carried out by the Americans in Afghanistan

14 Jun 2019 1:08 AM

The advisor, Hamdullah Mohib, on Thursday took particular aim at US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and his personal 'ambitions' in Afghanistan. (File Photo)

US, Kabul ties tense as Taliban talks approach

A close aide to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani sparked a diplomatic spat with the US by offering tough criticism of Washington's talks.

15 Mar 2019 2:08 PM

The Taliban control or contest more than half of Helmand's districts and regularly deliver sharp blows to Afghan forces. (Photo:AP)

Close to 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack in US-Afghan base

The pre-dawn assault, claimed by the Taliban, saw militants enter the base in Helmand province.

02 Mar 2019 11:31 AM

The Afghan conflict is complex and Afghanistan is riven with deep schisms of a political, ethnic, sectarian and ideological character. (Representational | AP)

Afghans need a political settlement as the next step

The Soviet commitment to withdrawal was unequivocal; the American indications are reversible.

05 Feb 2019 2:10 AM

Militants detonated a vehicle packed with explosives at the training facility before gunmen arrived in a car and opened fire. (Photo:File)

At least 65 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan intel base

At least 65 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on an Afghan intelligence base.

22 Jan 2019 2:23 PM

If Pakistan thinks it has done enough by bringing the Taliban to the table, it must think again.

America needs Pakistan’s help to bring peace to Afghanistan

It was none other than Zalmay Khalilzad who once said that Pak-Afghan ties are the mother of all relations.

21 Dec 2018 12:15 AM

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