Afghanistan power-sharing deal was needed to end political crisis
"The political agreement was needed to get out of the political crisis," Abdullah Abdullah's spokesman Omed Maisam told ILNA.
Speaking to ILNA news agency, he said that mismanagement and inefficiency of election commission officials and the publication of election results have created a crisis in Afghanistan.
Answering to question about this agreement like the previous one may face some difficulty, he said "Afghanistan's national unity government was a failed experiment.
Asked if Abdullah had a plan to change Taliban positions, he confirmed that we expect the Taliban to seize this opportunity for peace; the Taliban's reasonable demands are worth to think, but their excuses are a separate issue.
Referring to the process of exchanging prisoners with the Taliban, he added "this process continues within the framework of Afghanistan's national interests."
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing deal on Sunday, signalling the end of a months-long stalemate that plunged the country into a political crisis.
Under the agreement, Abdullah will lead council for peace talks and members of his team will be included in the cabinet.
Abdullah's spokesman, Fraidoon Khawzoon told AFP news agency the agreement ensures Abdullah's group gets 50 percent of the cabinet and other The agreement names Abdullah to lead future peace talks with the Taliban, which has already signed a landmark accord with the United States to pave the way for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.
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