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Political Transition
A peaceful transition requires the establishment of a functioning government acceptable to the different parties, along with the formation
of mutually agreeable expectations and rules for inter-group dynamics.
A minimal consensus regarding the rules of political competition is essential
to institution building. There are varied processes within a transition towards a functioning government. In the absence of a local capacity for
self-governance, an interim administration is set up before administrative control is transferred to newly elected officials. Afghanistan has already completed the mandate established by the Bonn Agreement.
In Bonn, two major and two relatively minor Afghan factions agreed on the formation of an Interim Administration (IA) to govern the country in its initial post-Taleban phase. The Bonn Agreement, specifies three significant stages in attempting to re-establish Afghanistan as a unified and—hopefully—peaceful nation state.
First, that the IA should assume
authority in Kabul on 22 December, 2001, simultaneously taking over the country’s seat at the United Nations, a position held in a caretaker capacity by the former government of Burhanuddin Rabbani (1992-1996).
Secondly, that a Special Commission should be established to prepare a Loya Jirga, (gathering of tribal elders and leading politicians) to be held in six months time.
To be continued....