Afghan political deal creates serious long-term risks
The elite agreement has traded near-term stability for long-term political gridlock and insecurity
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- Immediate advantages
- Longer-term costs
- Protracted policy-making process
- Corruption risk
- Sway of warlords
- Negotiating with the Taliban
- Lack of robust opposition
- Feeding undemocratic tendencies
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_350.jpg "US Secretary of State John Kerry, Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Abdullah Abdullah talk to each other during a news conference in Kabul (Reuters/Mohammad Ismail)")