Royal prerogative: Afghanistan. (King Mohammed Zahir Shah calls for new elections)

The Economist (US) | February 6, 1993 | Copyright

WHENEVER Afghanistan seems even more hopelessly in the mire than usual, someone suggests appealing to the former king, Zahir Shah. In the past he has shown reluctance to intercede from his exile in Rome. But this week, "as a lifelong servant" of Afghanistan, he came up with what he called a "just, practical and acceptable" plan to bring peace to the country.

He proposes that an emergency loya jirga (grand assembly) should be convened to elect a president and an interim government. This would lead to a general election supervised by the United Nations. But isn't that ...

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