Ashraf Ghani
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‘They beat girls just for smiling’: life in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban’s return
Despite their promises of peace and stability, the country is on its knees, and its people are desperateMaryam…
- Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, Biden administration, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, World news
US withdrawal triggered catastrophic defeat of Afghan forces, damning watchdog report finds
Report by special inspector general blames Trump and Biden administrations, as well as the Afghan government o…
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Ex-Afghan president gives first interview since fleeing Kabul – video
The former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani gave his first interview since fleeing Kabul when it fell to the Tali…
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Ashraf Ghani blames international allies over Afghanistan’s fall to Taliban
In first interview since fleeing Kabul in August, former president says US ‘erased’ Afghans in years of peace …
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Ghani’s hasty departure leaves anger and bitterness in its wake
The chaos that followed the president’s exit has created its own suffering – and may leave a much longer legac…
- Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Politics, September 11 2001, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US foreign policy, US news
The Guardian view on Afghanistan: unnecessary suffering | Editorial
A reckless western withdrawal timetable has let a people downEarlier this year, a bipartisan panel appointed b…
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Afghan president Ashraf Ghani: intellectual who had no answer to the Taliban
The 72-year-old, an anthropologist, had an uneasy relationship with the west and faced criticism over slow pro…
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The fall of Kabul: a 20-year mission collapses in a single day
President Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan as Taliban sweep into city to seize control of countryTaliban enters …
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Defeat amid anxious bureaucracy of western evacuation from Afghanistan
Analysis: The speed of the fall of the country to the Taliban leaves many questions unansweredTaliban enter Ka…
- Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, Boris Johnson, Joe Biden, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, United Nations, US news, World news
Last major Afghan city in the north falls to the Taliban
Mazar-i-Sharif was a government stronghold and its loss leaves only Kabul and another city unconqueredThe Tali…
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Afghan president in urgent talks as Taliban push closer to Kabul
Ashraf Ghani says focus is on preventing ‘further instability, violence and displacement’Afghanistan’s preside…
- Afghanistan, Antony Blinken, Ashraf Ghani, China, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US foreign policy, World news
China’s talks with Taliban could be a positive thing, US says
Delegation from militants meets Chinese foreign minister as Beijing seeks to extend influence in AfghanistanTh…
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Stadium crush kills at least 11 women seeking visas to leave Afghanistan
Others injured as thousands amass at Jalalabad grounds to apply for visas for PakistanAt least 11 women died i…
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Taliban agree Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan peace talks
Militants to halt fighting over Muslim holiday following deal to release 5000 combatantsAfghanistan’s stutteri…
- Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, Global development, Islamic State, Peace and reconciliation, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
Afghanistan attacks underscore scale of challenge facing peace negotiators
Taliban admits killing nine militiamen but denies targeting 14 worshippersAt least 14 people have been killed …