The Afghan Impasse, Part 5: The Envoy Speaks The Negotiators
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When a diplomatic deal goes bad, the blame usually falls on the politicians. Often we don’t even remember the names of the negotiators. But in the wake of the return of the Taliban, a lot of people have blamed one man: US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad. Khalizad was born in Afghanistan but has served in the US government since the 1980s. He was at Bonn, and he later served as US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Nations. Khalizad sat down with reporter Andrew North to discuss what went wrong – and right – during the negotiations for peace in Afghanistan.
When a diplomatic deal goes bad, the blame usually falls on the politicians. Often we don’t even remember the names of the negotiators. But in the wake of the return of the Taliban, a lot of people have blamed one man: US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad. Khalizad was born in Afghanistan but has served in the US government since the 1980s. He was at Bonn, and he later served as US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Nations. Khalizad sat down with reporter Andrew North to discuss what went wrong – and right – during the negotiations for peace in Afghanistan.