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findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
In addition, Karzai’s olive branch threatens to undermine the support of the non-Pashtun north, which fought against the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in the 1990s. Former senior member of Karzai’s government, Ashraf Ghani, cautioned that “reconciliation must be done from a position of strength—.”Another challenge facing Karzai’s attempted negotiations is a lack of U.S. support. Although...
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Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
... aspect of reconstruction is also in dire need of reevaluation, US experts contend. One of them, Ashraf Ghani -- the current chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness, and a former Afghan finance minister -- cautions that immediate and resolute action is needed to change the existing framework in which economic reforms are struggling to gain traction.Ghani warned during...
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Bosses blog (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Open democracy, Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart. The departure of Robert Mugabe - however and whenever that occurs - will still leave the country to face the negative legacy of his three decades of bad governance. To overcome this legacy, his successors will need to combine dedication to the common good with imaginative leadership and management skills, underpinned by an ethic of collective...
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Political Animal (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... National Solidarity Program (NSP) that the World Bank helped launch with former finance minister Ashraf Ghani in 2003 empowers more than 20,000 elected Community Development Councils to allocate modest grants to local priorities, whether micro-hydroelectric generators, schools, roads, irrigation, erosion or water supply projects. It touches more than 17 million Afghans in all 34 provinces...
