Scott Worden on Afghan Elections and the Peace Process

February 19, 2020 00:09:13
Scott Worden on Afghan Elections and the Peace Process
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Scott Worden on Afghan Elections and the Peace Process

Feb 19 2020 | 00:09:13

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Show Notes

Amid news of an interim U.S.-Taliban deal, Afghanistan’s election commission announced President Ashraf Ghani has won reelection—a result his opponent has openly rejected. USIP’s Scott Worden warns this kind of political infighting weakens the government’s negotiating position ahead of possible intra-Afghan talks, saying “the Taliban profit from political chaos.”

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