Ghani stresses on judicial institutions

President Ashraf Ghani who talked about the beginning of hundred days of ministers emphasized that the judicial institutions should be reviewed.

President Ghani declared that the short-term and long-term programs should be separated for creating confidence among people.

Ghani stated that the short term programs must be implemented in the first hundred days and urged all ministers to be accountable to Afghan people.

He also noted that to wipe out the distance between religious scholars and the presidential citadel.

About eight months have been passed since the formation of cabinet; President Ghani stresses that an efficient and strong cabinet needs time.

Allegations of corruption have also marred the government, with government and security officials accusing parliamentarians of taking bribes in exchange for votes.

Ashraf Ghani was inaugurated as president of Afghanistan on 29 September, under difficult circumstances.

He inherited a government that is running out of money and losing ground to a rising insurgency.

His ability to confront those problems and other challenges as foreign troops withdraw will be shaped by the aftermath of the political contest that brought him to power.

Forming a national unity government with his election rival Abdullah Abdullah presents opportunities to stabilise the transition, preventing further erosion of state cohesiveness. Yet, it also poses risks, particularly of factionalism within Kabul, which could undermine urgently needed reforms.

Given the international role in developing the agreements that have created this new partnership, and the absence of mechanisms to resolve internal differences, the international community should serve as a guarantor of Kabul’s new political order and, if necessary, mediate any serious disputes that arise.

Political transitions in Afghanistan have always been fraught. The transfer of power in 2014 may yet prove the most peaceful handover of leadership in the country’s history, despite the tensions that emerged in the process.

Hamid Karzai now stands as the only Afghan leader to have voluntarily surrendered his office, and his legacy will be further strengthened if he uses his considerable influence to make the next administration a success and refrains from trying to control the new president.