US and Nato welcome agreement calling for a renewed peace push in war-wracked country. FMTNews Afghan
Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah sign the deal at the presidential palace in Kabul on May 17.
“Abdullah will lead the National Reconciliation High Commission and members of his team will be included in the cabinet,” Ghani spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said on Twitter. “In the days ahead, we hope that with unity and cooperation, we would be able to first pave the ground for a ceasefire and then lasting peace.”
Dostum, a notorious former warlord, is accused of ordering the torture and rape of a political rival in 2016.The US, which wants to salvage the peace process and end its involvement in what has become its longest war, expressed hope that talks could now move forward.
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