Top U.S. envoy to Afghanistan stepping down

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Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is stepping down, the U.S. State Department said on Monday. The move comes less than two months after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal and the subsequent Taliban takeover.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that Khalilzad will be replaced by his deputy, Tom West, who will work closely with the U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar, on U.S. interests in Afghanistan.

(CGTN)