By Tamim Asey
Now that a power-sharing deal has been done, these are the most urgent tasks for the new government.
After six months of political wrangling, intensive negotiations, and international mediation, Afghanistan at last has a president-elect, Dr. Ashraf Ghani, and a new Chief Executive Officer (equivalent to a prime minister), who is to be nominated by Dr.Abdullah Abdullah. The two men will lead the new government with a sharing of power and decision making over national issues.
The new Afghan government is inheriting a stagnant economy and an empty treasury with a society divided along ethnic and political lines. The new president will face an enormous task uniting the Afghan people and rallying them behind a new vision and program for Afghanistan.
Here are ten priorities for the new Afghan president:
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