Kabul : Key political parties have agreed to field Anwarul Haq Ahadi, the Commerce and Industries Minister, as their joint candidate in next year’s presidential elections, a reliable source said on Sunday.
Privy to a meeting held Friday at the residence of Haji Mohammad Muhaqqiq, the Wihdat Party leader, the source said General Dostum, the Uzbek leader, not present at the meeting, endorsed the decision when informed through the telephone. Besides Mohaqqiq, the meeting was also attended by Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, the economy minister and the chief of a moderate faction of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan, former interior minister Hanif Atmar, and Anwarul Haq Ahadi. Wolesi Jirga (lower house member) Faizullah Zaki spoke on behalf of Dostum, the source said on condition of anonymity.
Privy to a meeting held Friday at the residence of Haji Mohammad Muhaqqiq, the Wihdat Party leader, the source said General Dostum, the Uzbek leader, not present at the meeting, endorsed the decision when informed through the telephone. Besides Mohaqqiq, the meeting was also attended by Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, the economy minister and the chief of a moderate faction of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan, former interior minister Hanif Atmar, and Anwarul Haq Ahadi. Wolesi Jirga (lower house member) Faizullah Zaki spoke on behalf of Dostum, the source said on condition of anonymity.
