U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah, left, and Ashraf Ghani, right, at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 12, 2014, after he helped broker an agreement on a technical and political plan to resolve the disputed outcome of the election between them. (US Department of State)
While the new constitution was considered a milestone towards free and fair elections, it ignored a central issue which had always haunted Afghanistan’s political system: The highly centralized presidential system with dictatorial power in the hand of the President. Click here to read more (external link).