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Unocal was a former United States-based oil and gas company, now part of Chevron Corporation. In the mid-1990s, through Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Zalmay Khalilzad conducted risk analysis for Unocal's proposed $2 billion Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline. The company engaged with the Taliban, and Khalilzad attended a 1997 reception in Houston for a Taliban delegation alongside Unocal officials.
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Zalmay Khalilzad
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In the mid-1990s, Zalmay Khalilzad worked as a consultant for Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) on behalf of Unocal, conducting risk analysis for the company's proposed $2 billion Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline project. In this capacity, he wrote a 1996 Washington Post op-ed arguing the Taliban were not anti-U.S. and advocating for U.S. engagement. He also attended a 1997 reception in Houston for a Taliban delegation alongside Unocal officials, where he met with the delegation.