Waiting for a Master Key

Perhaps it will be Rabbaniif he changes. Or it might be Zahir Shah, or any Afghan who would decisively place the collective interest over those of his own tribe.

November 20, 2001

It is confirmed that the Taleban's ruling days are over. But who will emerge as Afghanistan's new leader? The Northern Alliance is reported to be forming a government, and their president, who was ousted by the Taleban in the mid-1990s, is ready to return to Kabul. But history notes that this President Rabbani, was not fully supported by all factions, although he was elected in a general election in 1992. Today, even less factions support him. In a...

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