From: EurasiaDigest (digest@eurasianet.org)
Date: Wed Feb 01 2006 - 11:46:12 EST
AFGHAN PARLIAMENTARIANS OFFER DIFFERING PREDICTIONS FOR LONDON CONFERENCE
People's Council (Wolesi Jirga) deputy Ramazan Bashardost told RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan on 31 January that he believes the London conference will include talk of billions in aid but result in very little real achievement on the ground. Bashardost blamed corruption within the administration of President Karzai, which he characterized as "illegal." Sayyed Ishaq Gailani, another member of the People's Council, told Radio Free Afghanistan that the London conference is bound to bring prestige and assistance to his country. AT
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