The political impasse, he added, has also scared away potential investors who could create jobs.
They declined to do that and so we've had a political impasse here.
But somehow the market's immunity to political impasse wore off last week.
His address to the nation tonight came at the end of a day in which the political impasse appeared to deepen.
As the political impasse drags on, there have been growing concerns about violence.
On the front lines north of Kabul, the political impasse has had startling results.
Better yet, the commission's proposals on how to implement such a policy may provide a way out of the political impasse.
"It's not a political impasse," a senior Administration official said.
Without peaceful cooperation between the key parties, the country cannot come out of its political and economic impasse.
However, what can they do about the political impasse in their home country?