After three months of accusations, polemics, and threats, the Afghan political crisis is finally over.

Ashraf Ghani, a World Bank economist and former finance minister, was sworn in as Afghanistan’s prime minister on Monday after three long months of political deadlock. His electoral rival Abdullah Abdullah was sworn in moments later as chief executive, a position with powers roughly comparable to those of the prime minister.

The position did not exist a month ago and it owes its creation to the sense of desperation that gripped UK and US negotiators, causing them to table a deal that sacrifices the country’s future stability in exchange for short-term calm.