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| Rassoul Promises to Combat Militancy |
| 2014-03-27 |
| [Tolo News] Presidential candidate Zalmai Rassoul ... former foreign minister and a very close confidant of Hamid Karzai. Before serving as foreign minister Rassoul also spent seven years laboring as a national security adviser to the president. An ethnic Pashtun born in Kabul, Rassoul was the valedictorian of his class at the illustrious Franco-American school in Kabul, Lycee Istiqal. He has an MD from the Paris Medical School in France..... pledged to combat militancy and corruption effectively if elected president on Tuesday in front of his supporters in Kunduz. Rassoul's first vice president Ahmad Zia Masoud, who was also at the campaign rally, called on the people of the province to vote in the elections scheduled to take place on April 5. As the elections near, security challenges and intimidating gangs in some regions have residents in Kunduz distressed. "From an economic perspective, Kunduz is an important province because Sher Khan Port, Amu River and agriculture play a major role in Afghanistan's economic growth," Rassoul said. "There are also issues in Kunduz in regards to the presence of Illegal Armed Groups (IAGs) and mistreatment of people by these groups; I will address these issues if we win the elections." At the gathering, female participation was visible and the role of women in the elections was expressed with importance by Rassoul and his team members. "As I analyze Rassoul's construction and moderation of his team, my study shows that his team would be a good team for Afghanistan," former Member of Parliament Fazel Kareem Emaq said. "This team hasn't been formed on the basis of language and ethnicity, but in the form of a good political structure." |
| Posted by:Fred |