US envoy to Kabul to quit post

The US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, is to leave his post early, the embassy confirmed yesterday, a day after Nato leaders charted a path out of the Afghan war at a summit in Chicago.
The veteran diplomat, who was appointed to Kabul 10 months ago for a two-year term, previously served as the US envoy to Iraq, Pakistan and Syria.
"Amb Crocker has confirmed with regret that he will be leaving Kabul this summer," the embassy said on its Twitter feed.
No reason was given for Crocker's departure and an embassy official told AFP: "We have nothing further on that at this time."