Afghan Biographies
New Wolesi Jirga Speaker underestimated and might be the pain in Karzai's neck
Subject | New Wolesi Jirga Speaker underestimated and might be the pain in Karzai's neck |
Text | New Wolesi Jirga Speaker underestimated and might be the pain in Karzai's neck At the first glance Ibrahimi might have looked as relatively weak speaker, who's not firmly in the opposition. He seems to have worked with everyone, so he was perfect for consensus. But the members of the Ibrahim Clan, a predominant feudal family in the Imam Sahib district in Kunduz, are survivors and knew in the past at the earliest to work with the winners and not with the losers in Northern Afghanistan. The Ibrahimis are wealthy people and cannot so easily be bought by Karzai's cronies. And although they have not yet played a prominent role in national afghan politics, they are experienced enough to understand the rules of the game at the Kabul stage. Ibrahimi is a key person in Kunduz and had bagged a seat in Wolesi Jirga in 2005 and was reelected for a second term. Ibrahimi feels that the Karzai Government after the "transition of power" from the western countries will sooner or later collapse and he surely will not side with the losers. |
Released | 2011-03-11 |