Human Rights Activist in London Airport: ‘Mr. Khalilzad, you ruined Afghanistan’
A women and human rights activist surprised Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, at London Heathrow Airport on Sunday, May 5th.
Horia Mosadeq, a human rights activist, on Sunday, caught Khalilzad and asked him about a failed negotiation, which led to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and, subsequently, the collapse of the republic in Afghanistan.
Using her mobile phone camera, Ms. Mosadeq stood in front of the former U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and said, “Mr. Khalilzad, you ruined Afghanistan.”
In response, Khalilzad stated that he had made significant efforts to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan, but others had not cooperated.
During the brief conversation, Ms. Mosadeq invited Zalmay Khalilzad to apologize to the women of Afghanistan. Khalilzad responded negatively, stating that those responsible for the crisis in Afghanistan should apologize.
Mr. Khalilzad also expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation in Afghanistan to Horia Mosadeq.
The former U.S. special representative for Afghanistan responded to one of Ms. Mosadeq’s questions by saying, “America decided to leave Afghanistan. I aimed to create an understanding between the Taliban and the Afghans.”
Mr. Khalilzad further stated that due to “mistakes from various sides,” an understanding between the people of Afghanistan and the Taliban was not reached.
Continuing her questions, Horia Mosadeq asked Mr. Khalilzad, “Don’t you think you made a mistake by trusting the Taliban?”
The American diplomat responded, “The issue was never about trust. There were facts, and decisions were made. The issue was to create an understanding.”
During Donald Trump’s presidency, Zalmay Khalilzad was appointed as the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan to advance peace talks with the Taliban.
After rounds of several negotiations on February 20th, 2020, Khalilzad signed a peace agreement with Mullah Baradar, the political office chief of the Taliban in Qatar at that time.
This agreement facilitated the withdrawal of international forces, led by the United States, from Afghanistan.
The United States has confirmed in reports that the signing of the Doha Agreement affected the morale of the security forces of the former Afghan government and was one of the factors leading to the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban’s entry into Kabul.
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