Tuesday March 24, 2009
US Will Appoint Afghan "Prime Minister" to Bypass Hamid Karzai
Julian Borger and Ewen MacAskill
The Guardian
White House plans new executive role to challenge corrupt government in Kabul.
The US and its European allies are preparing to plant a high-profile figure in the heart of the Kabul government in a direct challenge to the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, the Guardian has learned.
The creation of a new chief executive or prime ministerial role is aimed at bypassing Karzai. In a further dilution of his power, it is proposed that money be diverted from the Kabul government to the provinces.
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