American envoy to Kabul to step down
23 May 2012 7:34 AM GMT
US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, a veteran diplomat who served as an American envoy in Iraq, Pakistan and Syria plans to step down soon.
The surprise news of Crocker's departure came hours after the conclusion of the NATO summit in Chicago, where he was in attendance with President Barack Obama, negotiating an agreement for drawing down NATO troops from Afghanistan, CBS reported.
Crocker would become the second American envoy to the region to quit. Last week, Washington Post reported that the US ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, was leaving his post in Islamabad, after serving just over 18 months in a country that has proved to be one of Washington's most challenging and difficult partners in the world. CBS said US officials did not give a reason or an exact date for Crocker's impending departure from Kabul.
The surprise news of Crocker's departure came hours after the conclusion of the NATO summit in Chicago, where he was in attendance with President Barack Obama, negotiating an agreement for drawing down NATO troops from Afghanistan, CBS reported.
Crocker would become the second American envoy to the region to quit. Last week, Washington Post reported that the US ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, was leaving his post in Islamabad, after serving just over 18 months in a country that has proved to be one of Washington's most challenging and difficult partners in the world. CBS said US officials did not give a reason or an exact date for Crocker's impending departure from Kabul.
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