Former US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad says Washington wants to prevent Afghanistan becoming a hub for anti-US groups.
A stable Afghanistan post 9/11 is in US interests says former US diplomat Former US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad says Washington has a ‘principal interest’ in preventing Afghanistan from becoming a hub for anti-US groups. Khalilzad was US ambassador in Afghanistan shortly after 9/11, and says the focus should be on countering China and Russia’s influence.
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