Axios
Former U.S. envoy to Afghanistan asked about “diplomatic malpractice” after U.S.-Taliban Deal
Zalmay Khalilzad, who stepped down last week as special envoy for the Afghan peace talks, shared few regrets about the deal he brokered between the United States and the Taliban, pushing back against former military brass and other critics who have described it as a “surrender agreement” that set in motion the Taliban takeover this summer. Why it matters: The 2020 deal included a series of significant concessions to the insurgency and, in exchange, required only that the Taliban agree not to har