Trump’s Legacy Continues

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace Process, Zalmay Khalilzad, left, shakes hand with the Taliban representative Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Doah after signing the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement. PHOTO: EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK

In a blunt letter, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged the Afghan President to “accelerate peace talks” with the Taliban. The letter, along with a proposed draft plan for Afghan peace, was delivered by the U.S. Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad. The special envoy, Khalilzad, has been leading the U.S. negotiations with the Taliban since 2018. After two years of dialogs, Khalilzad was able to sign a U.S.-Taliban peace agreement in…