Digital Be informed with the essential news and opinion. Delivery to your home or office Monday to Saturday FT Weekend paper — a stimulating blend of news and lifestyle features ePaper access — the digital replica of the printed newspaper. Team or Enterprise Premium FT. Pay based on use. Does my organisation subscribe? Group Subscription. While in power, both Karzai and his successor, Ghani, have frequently accused Pakistan of supporting the Afghan Taliban and providing them with training and safe havens on its soil, charges that Islamabad has denied.
The militant group's local branch, known as the Islamic State Khorasan, has claimed responsibility for several vicious attacks in recent weeks in Kabul, Kunduz and Kandahar provinces, where more than civilians have been killed and many others wounded. Karzai showed optimism that the region will support Afghanistan in its fight against IS, because it could pose a threat to their security. In addition, he said he hopes that regional powers would seek common ground in Afghanistan,.
Karzai stressed the importance of women returning to the workplace, universities and schools. He said this desire primarily comes from the Afghan people, whether or not the international community demands it. Karzai continues to live in Kabul with his family and is the father of two daughters and a son.
He said he wants his daughters and son to be educated. I want him to study, to study at home and study abroad and get the best education. Also Read Who is behind the wheels? Video shows Taliban test-driving Blackhawk helicopter. The Taliban first came to power in the war-torn nation in Ghani was re-elected in , defeating Abdullah. Also Read Canada wraps up Afghanistan airlift operations. Former chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, too, is believed to be under house arrest.
President Karzai has accordingly gained increasing capacity to achieve his own ends with domestic rather than international support. The United States has lost political capital as a result of the elections process. Neither did the premature discussion of a run-off by U. Diplomatic and media pressure for a run-off sought the extension of a process that most Afghans wanted resolved. Personalities rather than enduring and credible national institutions dictate the course of politics.
The international community needs to understand the interests, ambitions, and maneuvering capabilities of the key political players.
The reach of politicians to areas beyond Kabul is much greater than recognized. Often their influence beyond the capital exists through personal, commercial, family, and political networks, rather than through official institutions that are easily recognizable to the international community. State institutions do not yet have the ability to deliver wherever and whenever they must. Yet, it is not so much that the Afghan state has been losing ground to insurgents since , as commonly understood.
More accurately, the insurgents and political actors are fighting to fill political vacuums. And both camps are making notable progress.
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