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 progress on peace talks
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani left the presidential palace in Kabul to the insurgent Taliban fighters who had toppled his government in a matter of weeks, saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed.
Twice elected president, both times after bitterly disputed contests, the former World Bank academic left the country without saying where he was going. Al Jazeera reported later he had flown to Uzbekistan.
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