The second key development is the election in Afghanistan of President Ashraf Ghani. A former senior World Bank official, Ghani is interested not only in finding a durable solution to the problem of Islamic extremism, but also in setting his country on a path of sustainable economic development.
第二个关键事件是贾尼当选阿富汗总统。贾尼是前世界银行高级官员，他不但有意寻求伊斯兰极端主义问题的持久解决之道，也试图将阿富汗引上可持续经济发展之路。此外，贾尼被说服相信他需要在这两条战线上获得巴基斯坦的帮助。