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TopicAshraf Ghani

Topic: Ashraf Ghani

‘Unlikely’ that Afghan ex-president Ghani fled Kabul with millions in cash, says US govt report

US govt's Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says Ashraf Ghani fled with about $440,000 belonging to Afghan govt during Taliban takeover in August 2021.

Taliban seeks global help to shore up ‘sinking’ Afghan economy as inflation spirals

Afghanistan’s Acting PM Mullah Mohammad Hassan said the former US-backed Ashraf Ghani government was corrupt and damaged the country’s economic situation.

No country can ‘ignore’ Pakistan as it convinced Taliban to talk with US: Interior minister

Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said PM Imran Khan also tried to convince Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani to hold talks with the Taliban but he was not prepared.

Afghan defense minister urges Interpol to arrest President Ashraf Ghani for treason

Defense Minister Bismillah Mohammadi said those 'trading and selling out their motherland' should be arrested. The Afghan embassy in Tajikistan also requested Interpol to detain Ghani.

UAE says welcomed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, family on ‘humanitarian grounds’

Ghani left Afghanistan Sunday after the Taliban entered the presidential palace. He said he fled to prevent 'bloodshed'.

How Ashraf Ghani, man who was supposed to fix Afghanistan, became a villain in hiding

Ghani, who became Afghanistan president in 2014, was seen as an outsider who lacked the political touch to unite disparate factions, and he became more isolated over time.

President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with four cars, helicopter full of cash, Russia claims

A spokesperson of the Russian embassy in Kabul claims Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled with cars and helicopters full of cash and some money was left lying on the tarmac.

Afghan embassy in India berates ‘traitor’ Ghani in deleted tweet, official says account hacked

The embassy also tagged India's MEA, the Taliban spokesperson and Afghanistan’s Presidential Office in the tweet. It was shared more than 700 times before being deleted.

Who is Mullah Baradar? Likely new Afghan president is Taliban co-founder, ‘peace talks’ envoy

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is the group’s most public face and its political chief. He oversaw the signing of troop withdrawal agreement with US.

Made tough choice of leaving Afghanistan to avoid ‘big human disaster’, says Ashraf Ghani

Ghani, in his first comments after leaving Afghanistan, said Taliban is facing a new historical test of either protecting the name & honour of the country or prioritise other things.

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Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.