Re: So the question is...
Welcome back, Mary Anne.
The only representative government the Afghanis could accept is one whose structure and philosophy is grounded in their culture. There must be a tradition of independent thought and collective governance in Afghani history. Federations of mountain tribes, something. What would it be, and what would it take to model a modern state on such a tradition?
You may have seen this one by now, (a few threads above this one), but I like this fellow. Seems to meet the criteria.
Marcia