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With the Afghanistan elections coming to a close, and the diplomats furiously working to make sure that the bilateral security agreement gets approved, US interests in the region have never been more at risk. The Taliban, is at its strongest yet, making up for all the losses it suffered during the US invasion, becoming the worlds largest organized terrorist group, with mass support from the populous.
Abdullah Abdullah: A multi ethnic native, he is currently the leading candidate in Afghanistan's 2014 presidential election. An educated physician, who has served years as a adviser to Massoud, the Northern Coalition leader, is currently the head of Afghan's National Coalition. A loose alliance of parties formed to oppose Karzai. His perks, are probably the unity he has achieved among the ethnic groups and various ideological organizations. He is liberal minded, but we know little about his actual platform. It is clear that he promised amnesties to multiple party leaders, and will likely establish a Islamic Democracy. It is unclear though, if he will sign the much wanted BSA agreement with the US. If not, then we may be forced to look towards Pakistan for our basing in the Indo-Kush region
Ashraf Ghani Amadzai: This guys ascension to power, relies heavily on his ethnicity. He is both American and Pashtun. In other words, a former Afghan American. An extremely intelligent philosopher and Economist, who has served in the International Monterary Fund, World Bank, and has taught in two prestigious American universities including Berkeley. He has run several extremely successful economic programs in Afghanistan, Russia, China, and Eastern Europe. Not a single mishap on his long economic record. People are divided over his ethnicity though. As a Pashtun, he is attractive to the natives. As an American, he is automatically dis-considered by a quarter of the voters. He will establish a secular state, according to his platform. He also confirmed a desire to sign the BSA. In the first count, before the revote, he fell behind 10% to Abdullah.
For further reading....
Meet the two men in Afghan presidential runoff election - CNN.com
Abdullah Abdullah: A multi ethnic native, he is currently the leading candidate in Afghanistan's 2014 presidential election. An educated physician, who has served years as a adviser to Massoud, the Northern Coalition leader, is currently the head of Afghan's National Coalition. A loose alliance of parties formed to oppose Karzai. His perks, are probably the unity he has achieved among the ethnic groups and various ideological organizations. He is liberal minded, but we know little about his actual platform. It is clear that he promised amnesties to multiple party leaders, and will likely establish a Islamic Democracy. It is unclear though, if he will sign the much wanted BSA agreement with the US. If not, then we may be forced to look towards Pakistan for our basing in the Indo-Kush region
Ashraf Ghani Amadzai: This guys ascension to power, relies heavily on his ethnicity. He is both American and Pashtun. In other words, a former Afghan American. An extremely intelligent philosopher and Economist, who has served in the International Monterary Fund, World Bank, and has taught in two prestigious American universities including Berkeley. He has run several extremely successful economic programs in Afghanistan, Russia, China, and Eastern Europe. Not a single mishap on his long economic record. People are divided over his ethnicity though. As a Pashtun, he is attractive to the natives. As an American, he is automatically dis-considered by a quarter of the voters. He will establish a secular state, according to his platform. He also confirmed a desire to sign the BSA. In the first count, before the revote, he fell behind 10% to Abdullah.
For further reading....
Meet the two men in Afghan presidential runoff election - CNN.com
