a house divided, 1933–73scenario, the Khalqi garrison in Jalalabad surrendered to a coalition of
Pushtun mujahidin, while the isi poured military supplies in to Hikmatyar.
Mas‘ud, however, refused to occupy Kabul or become head of state, for
he realized that to do so would mean civil war. Instead, Mas‘ud urged
the Peshawar parties to set up a transitional, power-sharing agreement.
Over the next two weeks the various factions of the aig, along with a
number of Khaqi officers who had defected, haggled over the formation
of an administration. The outcome was the Peshawar Accord of 24 April
1992, under the terms of which the octogenarian Sibghat Allah Mujadidi, a
relative of the Hazrat of Shor Bazaar, became head of an interim shura that
would oversee the transition of power for the first two months. Professor
Rabbani would then assume the Presidency for a further four months, after
which a national shura would meet and elect a third interim government.
Nationwide presidential and parliamentary elections would only take place
two years after the signing of the Peshawar Accord.
The Peshawar Accord was a hastily drawn-up document that lacked
specific details about the form of government. One of its many flaws was
the decision to divide ministerial posts between the various Sunni factions,
which created a series of autonomous, competitive power structures.
Furthermore, with the exception of Rabbani and Mas‘ud, all the other
parties in government represented Pushtun interests. The Peshawar Accord
Herat, April 1994. Isma’il Khan’s camel corps parades on the anniversary of the fall of
President Najib Allah Khan and the establishment of the Islamic Republic. Note the black,
white and green national flag that replaced the red one of the Communist era and the
absence of the Durrani monarchy’s ‘shrine and sheaf ’ motif.