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'Opportunities have been missed': Abdullah Abdullah

Davos, Jan 22 (UNI) The Chief Executive of the Afghanistan government, Abdullah Abdullah, on Tuesday said the situation would have been better in the conflict-wracked country had the democratic process worked better in the past.
"Opportunities have been missed," Abdullah said at the World Economic Forum, when asked what are the requirements for peace and reconciliation that he has learned from his time in Afghanistan.
It has been 40 years since the Soviet invasion of the country, and the country is still feeling the effects. When the Soviets withdrew, so did the rest of the world, and the vacuum was filled by ambitious groups, he added.
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