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| Afghanistan |
| Northern Alliance sends delegation to Rome to meet with King |
| 2001-10-11 |
Northern Alliance leaders have acknowledged the concerns of the United States, and promised not to seize power only for themselves if the Taliban regime falls, but to try to create a broad interim coalition and then hold elections, perhaps in two years. The alliance sent a delegation to Rome to meet with former king Mohammed Zahir Shah, who was deposed in 1973 and lived in exile ever since, as well as other key leaders of the Afghan diaspora. The king's representatives will participate in the upcoming conference, called a supreme council, involving 120 delegates. The council might call a loya jirga, or grand assembly, to formally resolve the makeup of a future government. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |