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They planned their next role. History changed the cast.

Doha promised a new political chapter. Everyone had a role in mind; the ending had other plans. Meet the rivals, negotiators and broadcasters around the peace process—and the futures that never arrived.

The promises, the players, the aftermath. Open each dossier for background and sources.

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Hamid Karzai

Former president

Hamid Karzai

حامد کرزی

Ethnicity
Pashtun
Province / origin
Karz, Kandahar

He dreamt of becoming interim leader. Now he spends the interim reconsidering his friends, their recommendations, and why none of them mentioned the Taliban already had a leader.

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Brief biography

President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. Born in Karz, near Kandahar; a Popalzai Pashtun.

Documented role in the peace process

Welcomed the impending US–Taliban agreement in an Associated Press interview on 28 February 2020, while criticizing the US military record. That support did not make him a signatory.

Sources

Image: Pete Souza · Public domain. Displayed without retouching; fitted to the card.

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