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| Afghan leaders head to Washington ahead of 'fighting' season |
| 2015-03-21 |
| [ARABNEWS] Afghanistan's Caped President Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. and his Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah ... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun... travel this weekend to Washington where they are expected to focus on reconciliation with the Taliban as the annual "fighting season" begins. "Oh, you can bring cake Or you can bring pie, But don't bring Karzai!" Diplomatic efforts to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table have gained pace recently, even as security forces have launched offensives against the Death Eater group without NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... assistance for the first time since 2002. Ghani and Abdullah leave Saturday for an official four-day trip to Washington, where the president will address a joint session of Congress. Both men will then visit Camp David and New York. "You can bring lunch Or flowers in a bunch, But don't bring Karzai!" Besides the US, Ghani also visited Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... this week, while Abdullah was in India to try to obtain a "regional consensus" on reconciliation with the Taliban, according to Afghan officials. The Afghan leaders will also be seeking renewed support from Washington over the issue, a source close to the government said. "One of the factors which is motivating President Ghani to act now could be trying to make as much progress as possible before the fighting season begins, but it's not the only factor," said a Western diplomat. |
| Posted by:Fred |