WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): An envoy to Afghanistan aimed at ending the 17-year war.
Lawmakers were tight-lipped as they left the classified meeting with special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, but the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Republican Jim Risch of Idaho, says he believes Khalilzad is making progress. However, he added, "the issue always is how much progress, and can you get to the finish line?"
It was Khalilzad's first appearance before Congress since his appointment after months of requests from lawmakers for a briefing . . .
