In an interview with Forbes India at his Victorian office in Kabul, Second Vice President of Afghanistan, Karim Khalili, talks about insurgency, international support and what’s in store for the economy
How can you attain sustained peace in Afghanistan?
We believe that peace is a serious necessity of the people of Afghanistan who have been suffering from the war for the past three decades. We, officials and leaders, in this country have tried our best to convince the armed opposition who have been in the service of outsiders to join the peace process and have constructive co-operation with the government and the people. To this end we have tried a lot. We will have peace only when all the sides in this conflict believe peace is a necessity and the final solution and stop being dictated by other sources. However, so far they have not looked at peace as necessary or a final solution for this country.
(This story appears in the 02 December, 2011 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)