Coalition for the Salvation of Afghanistan
The Coalition for the Salvation of Afghanistan is a political alliance in Afghanistan formed to oppose the government of Ashraf Ghani.[1]
History[edit]
Formed in July 2017 in Ankara, Turkey, the Coalition is an alliance of four political figures: Atta Mohammed Noor, the Tajik governor of Balkh province and chief of the Jamiat-e Islami party; Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, also of the Jamaat-e-Islami; ethnic Hazara Mohammad Mohaqiq, chair of the People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan and the Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, leader of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan and former vice-president.
The alliance, comprising the leaders of the three main ethnic minorities in Afghanistan, the Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaras, can be seen as a challenge to a perceived Pashtun dominated political system in Afghanistan.[2]
Government response[edit]
President Ghani has responded by calling on the Coalition to submit their reform suggestions and clarified his position on the new coalition by saying, "Da Gaz Da Maidan", a Pashtun proverb meaning "bring it on".[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Three-party alliance in Turkey draws scorn at home". Pajhwok.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Bearak, Max (6 August 2017). "These ex-warlords are promising Afghanistan's 'salvation'". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Coalition for Salvation of Afghanistan Warns to Break Monopoly in ARG - Ariana News". Ariananews.af. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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