Khalilzad: America had lost hope of victory against the Taliban
The former special representative of the US in Afghanistan affairs stated that the US had lost hope of victory against the Taliban, adding that it was not possible to preserve the Afghan government and its achievements against the rapid advance of the Taliban. |
According to the Regional Office Tasnim News Agency, “Zalmay Khalilzad”, the former US special representative for Afghanistan affairs In the hearing of the Foreign Relations Committee of the US House of Representatives regarding the Doha Agreement, he stated that Washington had no hope of winning against the Taliban. Khalilzad said in defense of the Doha Agreement. America had no reason to stay in Afghanistan, because it had lost hope of victory against the Taliban and its trust in the “weak and corrupt government of Afghanistan”.
He stated that The transformation of Afghanistan into a modern and democratic state was unrealistic, he called the corruption in Ghani’s government rampant.
Khalilzad said the fall of the republic was accelerated by the rapid advances of the Taliban, and Ashraf Ghani, by fleeing Afghanistan, prevented talks with the government for a political transition.
Khalilzad: America did not succeed in nation building in Afghanistan
The architect of the Doha Agreement added that if Ashraf Ghani had not fled, the Taliban would have entered Couldn’t connect.
Publisher | Tasnim News |