With an important peace conference coming up in Istanbul, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani seems to be taking a different approach. While other Afghan officials are trying to consolidate plans from dozens of proposals, Ghani is arguing that the focus is on his “clear” personal plan.
Ghani said he doesn’t want plans “from outside,” saying that his plan would necessarily be more inclusive. He also warned against any haste in trying to make peace, despite getting the stalled process going being the whole purpose of the conference.
Ghani’s plan hasn’t been totally made public, though parts of it have been released, including a nominal interim government, in which Ghani and his top aides would retain all of their power. Afghan officials say they are contending with 25 plans offered by different Afghan officials and political parties.
Ghani is reportedly also opposed to the US plan, which is reportedly very similar to his own plan, but which had a more open interim government that would include both government and Taliban figures.
If he’s our guy, he’ll do our plan. If he isn’t, we should withdraw now and let them sort it out.
He’s hoping for indefinite support from foreign powers. Not very realistic.
The Doha Agreement was between the leader of the free world, USA! and the Taliban. The Afghan “government” had no part in it (nor did NATO — so much for that charade).
The US – Taliban agreement terms included clear inferences that the Taliban would constitute the next government, and they earned it by defeating the US. So the Agreement was a surrender document. Let’s get on with it, without Ghani’s interference. I hope that he and his lackeys have their affairs in order.