Top US envoy to Afghanistan expected to step down: CNN

Updated: 2021-10-19 04:32

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FILE PHOTO: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad testifies about the potential withdrawal of US military forces from Afghanistan at a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, US May 18, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]

Oct 18 - Zalmay Khalilzad, the top US envoy to Afghanistan, is expected to step down, CNN reported on Monday, citing sources.

Khalilzad will "transition" out of his role and be replaced by his deputy, Tom West, less than two months after the US withdrew from Afghanistan, the report added.

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