Former chief executive; reconciliation council chair
Abdullah Abdullah
عبدالله عبدالله
- Ethnicity
- Pashtun / Tajik parentage
- Province / origin
- Born in Kabul; paternal roots in Kandahar, maternal roots in Panjshir
Some men antagonize leaders for power. Abdullah loved the game itself. Give him a government and he would find the opposition—even if he was half the government.
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Brief biography
Former foreign minister and chief executive. Led the High Council for National Reconciliation during the 2020 intra-Afghan negotiations. His father was Pashtun and his mother Tajik.
Documented role in the peace process
Addressed the opening of intra-Afghan talks in Doha on 12 September 2020. These were separate from the February US–Taliban agreement.
Sources
- Biography and family background ↗
- Doha opening speech, 12 September 2020 ↗
- Kerry's 2014 mediation ↗
- 2014 national unity agreement ↗
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