Zalmay Khalilzad: Navigating U.S. Diplomacy and Taliban Relations
Last Updated: August 13, 2025 Contents 1) Zalmay Khalilzad and his Continuous Support for the Taliban 2) The Involvement of Cheryl Benard (Khalilzad's Wife) in Afghanistan's Affairs 3) A Brief Overview of the Taliban 4) The Crimes and Corruption of the Taliban Regime: Human Rights Abuses, Exploitation, and Oppression in Afghanistan 5) Results of Khalilzad's Interference 6) Khalilzad's Pashtun Nationalism 7) The Role of the USA in Afghanistan’s Political Dynamics 8) Afghanistan Under the Taliban: A Regime Marked by Oppression and Violence 9) Conclusion: Emerging Resistance to Taliban Totalitarianism - Perspectives and Strategies 1) Zalmay Khalilzad and his Continuous Support for the Taliban Zalmay Khalilzad, born in 1951, is an American diplomat of Afghan descent, hailing from the Pashtun Noorzai branch of the Durrani tribe. He grew up in Kabul and later moved to the United States as a high school exchange student, eventually earning his doctorate from the University of...