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Several commanders that were formerly under the leadership of the Pashtun leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, now hold high positions in the NA military leadership.

In addition, many of the Pashtun commanders in southern Afghanistan have distanced themselves from the Taliban and have expressed their willingness to join the Northern Alliance in forming an Afghanistan Loya Jirga to run the country after the demise of the Taliban is complete.

Things seem to be progressing along those lines, as well as can be expected after only a month or so of fighting.

Of course the whole thing could fall into the shitcan, but such is war.

[Zviadist]

Interesting. I still don't see it falling into place the way I have seen it explained by think tankers and Congressional hearings: a "peace process" brokered by the king, but with no real power for the king. I have heard that this "Rome process" is dead, dead.