https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/afghan-president-and-rival-sign-power-sharing-deal\/article31609012.ece<\/a><\/p>\nFrom the article:<\/p>\n
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and political rival Abdullah Abdullah have signed a power-sharing agreement two months after both declared themselves the winner of last September\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n
Mr. Ghani spokesman Sediq Sediqqi tweeted on Sunday that a political deal between Mr. Ghani and Mr. Abdullah had been signed, in which Mr. Ghani would remain President of the war-torn nation. The deal calls for Abdullah to lead the country\u2019s National Reconciliation High Council and some members of Abdullah\u2019s team would be included in Ghani\u2019s Cabinet.<\/p>\n
Reconciliation Council<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Reconciliation Council has been given the authority to handle and approve all affairs related to Afghanistan\u2019s peace process.<\/p>\n
A peace agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban signed February 29 calls for U.S. and NATO troops to leave Afghanistan. It was seen at the time as Afghanistan\u2019s best chance at peace in decades of war.<\/p>\n
Since then, the U.S. has been trying to get the Taliban and the Afghan government to begin intra-Afghan negotiations, but the political turmoil and personal acrimony between Mr. Ghani and Mr. Abdullah impeded talks. Negotiations that were to take place in March never happened. \u2013 article by Rahim Faiez for Associated Press<\/p>\n
The full article is at the link above. It’s worth your time to read it. The definition of poverty in Afghanistan is “someone who can survive on $1 or less a day”.\u00a0 The poverty level has risen from 35% in 2012 to more than 55% last year.<\/p>\n
And we think we have it rough….<\/p>\n
It’s a good article. Worth your time to read it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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