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Wednesday, 20 May 2009 |
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Neocon Zalmay Khalilzad to be Afghan 'Chief Executive'?
Khalilzad pictured bottom row, 2nd from left
'A former US official has reportedly been groomed to assume the second most powerful post in Afghanistan -- a move that will tighten Washington's grip on Kabul.The New York Times reported Tuesday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to give the former US ambassador to the UN, Zalmay Khalilzad, the position of chief executive officer of Afghanistan.
According to senior US and Afghan officials who were speaking on condition of anonymity, the position would allow Khalilzad to serve as some form of "a prime minister, except not prime minister because he wouldn't be responsible to a parliamentary system."The appointment, which comes amid frosty relations between Karzai and the White House, has raised worldwide concern.'
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