Biden will keep Khalilzad to run Afghan peace desk

Some source familiar with the matter told CNN last week that the Biden administration will keep Zalmay Khalilzad, former President Trump’s top envoy for Afghanistan peace talks, to run the desk of Afghan peace.

Born in Afghanistan, Mr. Khalilzad is career American diplomat who has served as the US envoy in Iraq, Afghanistan and the United Nations. In February 2020, he helped the Trump administration sign a peace deal with the Taliban. Mr. Khalilzad, who has served as US Especial Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation for more than two years, has had contentious relations with Afghan leaders, including President Ashraf Ghani.