Afghanistan' Opposition Parties Are Furious At US Sec. of State John Kerry's Comments On Unity Government

Reuters: Afghan opposition groups angry at Kerry comments on deadline

Afghan opposition politicians reacted with anger to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's weekend declaration that the 2014 deal setting up President Ashraf Ghani's national unity government would allow it to serve a full five-year term.

Kerry's comments followed U.S. concern at mounting political tension in Kabul, where opposition groups have been pressing for a constitutional loya jirga, or special assembly, to decide the future of the government later this year.

Fazel Hadi Muslimyar, speaker of the Senate, branded Kerry's intervention "interference in our domestic affairs" and said Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah should be pushing to convene the loya jirga by September.

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Update #1: Kerry's comments in Afghanistan on unity government spur anger, charges of U.S. interference (L.A. Times)
Update #2: Abdullah: ‘Surprised with reactions on Kerry’s remarks about unity govt’ (Khaama Press)

WNU Editor: US Sec. of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan this past week to help smooth the political differences among all the political parties in Kabul .... instead he has inflamed them. But in all fairness to John Kerry .... Afghanistan is a political/economic/and military failure, and it is getting worse.