...former chancellor of Kabul University, ex-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. When Biden abandoned the country left with a helicopter, four cars, and part of the national treasury...
and the previous administration in Afghanistan during his time as secretary of state and the reasons for the collapse of the entire political system in the country.
Pompeo, who served under President Donald Trump
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
as the 70th United States secretary of state, had much to say about Afghanistan’s former president, Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah
...the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against both Karzai and Ghani. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun. He also held the meaningless salaried sop position as CEO of Afghanistan, while Ghani was president.... He mentioned that "both led cartels that stole millions of dollars in aid money from the United States."
He added that one of the main reasons for collapsing the entire political system was the high level of corruption and the "crooked system of patronage in the country."
He stated that, in his opinion, "low-level corruption secured a measure of stability" and prevented the country from collapsing.
On the other hand, Zalmay Khalilzan, whom President Donald Trump appointed as the US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, stated in a series of tweets that "president Ghani felt he could ignore clear messages from Pompeo, myself and other US officials while had great connections with members of congress, retired generals, and lobbyists."
He further said that this was a tragic mistake by former president Ghani: "These connections led him (Ghani) to believe the US would maintain a robust military presence in Afghanistan, despite what both administrations told him regarding American withdrawal."
Ghani, however, believed that any agreement between the US and the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
would "throw him out of power, which was probably true, so he spearheaded a tremendous campaign to disrupt our negotiations," according to Pompeo.
He noted that the two met in Kabul on one occasion when Ghani refused "to negotiate in good faith.
However,
a hangover is the wrath of grapes...
the 2019 peace deal has been severely criticized by experts who argue that it did not lead to sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan but rather than it was a face-saving device for the Trump administration to bring back US troops from Afghanistan.
...former chancellor of Kabul University, ex-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. When Biden abandoned the country left with a helicopter, four cars, and part of the national treasury...
...Portuguese politician and diplomat, ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, he was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees between 2005 and 2015. He was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and was the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party from 1992 to 2002. He served as President of the Socialist International from 1999 to 2005. In both a 2012 and 2014 poll, the Portuguese public ranked him as the best Prime Minister of the previous 30 years...
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