Despite peace talks breakthrough, Afghan leader under pressure at home


  • World
  • Thursday, 09 Jul 2015

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (C) inspects the honour guards during a ceremony marking the 23th anniversary of the defeat of the communist regime in Afghanistan, in Kabul in this May 2, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

KABUL (Reuters) - If Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was savouring inaugural peace talks with Taliban insurgents held in Pakistan on Wednesday, celebrations of the milestone he has worked so hard to reach may be short-lived.

Back in Kabul, the 66-year-old faces growing discontent from lawmakers who are making life difficult on several fronts nine months after he took office.

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