Ashraf Ghani
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One month after Taliban takeover, trade between Pakistan, Afghanistan resume
Islamabad: Trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan has resumed after more than three weeks of uncertainty in Kabul, according to media reports. The business was halted in major cities in Afghanistan after the…
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Qatar FM in Kabul, meets Taliban leadership
New Delhi: Visiting Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Muhammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met the Taliban leadership team and cabinet members, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, upon his arrival in Kabul.…
- India
Despite financial woes, Afghans in India don’t want to go back home
New Delhi: Afghan nationals who arrived in India before the Taliban captured control over a majority of Afghanistan say they do not want to return despite facing financial hardships here. Many of…
- World
Russia not interested in Afghanistan’s disintegration, says Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that Moscow is not interested in the disintegration of Afghanistan as there will be “no one to talk to”. Putin also stressed that many…
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No rush for US to recognise Taliban: White House
Washington: There is no rush to recognise the Taliban either by the United States or many of the countries that it has spoken to, the White House said asserting that such a…
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Republicans alarmed over reports that Ghani left with $169 mn in cash
New Delhi: Afghanistan’s exiled President Ashraf Ghani must be brought to justice and face criminal charges of embezzlement if he indeed fled the besieged country with duffle bags full of cash intended…
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Former Afghan cabinet minister now delivers pizza in Germany
Hyderabad: Once surrounded by security personnel, former Afghanistan cabinet minister Syed Ahmad Shah Sadat is now delivering pizza on a bicycle. The former communications and technology minister in Ashraf Ghani’s government, came into…
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Taliban say religious scholars will lead govt in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban have said that religious scholars will lead the upcoming government in Afghanistan as the country’s government collapsed over a week ago when the terror group seized Kabul, a media…
- India
CAA is necessary: Hardeep Singh on India evacuating Afghans
New Delhi: After a special Indian Air Force (IAF) repatriation flight ferrying 168 people from Kabul landed at Ghaziabad Hindon air base on Sunday, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that developments…
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Afghan VP flew to Dubai with $51mn in cash
New Delhi: A string of official reports, many deleted last week from US government sites due, apparently, to “ongoing security concerns”, showed how a corrupt elite in Afghanistan ran the government for…
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Ashraf Ghani says he left Kabul to avoid bloodshed, backs Taliban-Karzai talks
Abu Dhabi: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who left the country on Sunday as the Taliban entered Kabul, said in a video message on Wednesday that he left the country in an attempt…
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UAE welcomes Ashraf Ghani, family into country on ‘humanitarian grounds’
Dubai: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in UAE has confirmed that the Arab nation has welcomed Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds. “The…
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What does return of Taliban mean for Afghan’s women and girls?
As the Taliban gained the control of Afghanistan on August 15, women fear that their worst nightmares might come true. Afghan women worry that the gains made by them in the country…
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Ghani left Afghanistan with 4 cars, 1 helicopter stuffed with cash: Russian Embassy
Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left Kabul on Sunday with four cars and a helicopter stuffed with cash, Russian embassy in Afghanistan said on Monday. “As for the collapse of the regime,…
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Afghan President Ghani had reason to fear for his life
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani had a reason to fear that his life was in danger as Taliban forces closed in on Kabul, an analyst told Al Jazeera. “President Ghani has a…
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President Ghani leaves Afghanistan after Taliban entered Kabul
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday left the country after the Taliban entered the capital city. Ghani’s close aides have also left the country along with him, Tolo News reported citing…
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani expected to abdicate within next few hours
Kabul: As the Taliban has entered the gates of capital city Kabul, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is expected to abdicate within the next few hours, Sputnik reported on Sunday. Earlier today, the…
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Police headquarters falls to Taliban in southern Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban captured a police headquarters Thursday in a provincial capital in southern Afghanistan teetering toward being lost to the insurgents as suspected US airstrikes pounded the area, an official said.…
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Ashraf Ghani to attend inauguration of Iranian President-elect
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will travel to Tehran on Thursday for the inauguration of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, reported Tolo News. The inauguration ceremony in Parliament is scheduled for Thursday. It…
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Taliban has changed since 20 yrs ago, more cruel now: Ghani
Kabul: In remarks amid the escalating violence in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani has said that the Taliban has changed since 20 years ago, adding that the turnaround has “been negative” and the…
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Central & South Asia 2021 conference
Tashkent: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, Afghani Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar, center, and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, left, talk to each other prior to posing for a…
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Pakistan’s envoy Mansoor Ahmad Khan warns of deploying militias against Taliban
Kabul: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, on Saturday warned that deployment of militias against Taliban could make things worse in Afghanistan. As per Geo News, on Friday, veteran warlord Ismail…
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More than 90 pc of withdrawal process in Afghanistan completed: US
Kabul: The US has completed “more than 90 per cent” of its entire withdrawal from Afghanistan, informed the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) in a statement on Tuesday (local time). “The withdrawal…
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US vacates key Afghan base; pullout target now ”late August”
Washington: Nearly 20 years after invading Afghanistan to oust the Taliban and hunt down al-Qaida, the US military has vacated its biggest airfield in the country, advancing a final withdrawal that the…
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Afghan civilians take up arms against Taliban as conflict intensifies
Kabul: As deadly clashes in Afghanistan continue to intensify, hundreds of more civilians have taken up arms against the Taliban in support of the government forces in Herat, Patkia, Ghor and Kunduz…
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Biden to meet Afghan prez and CEO at WH on June 25
Washington: US President Joe Biden would meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and its CEO Dr Abdullah Abdullah at the White House on June 25, a presidential spokesperson said. “The visit by President…
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Taliban fighting Pakistan’s ‘proxy war’ in Afghanistan, says President Ghani’s top aide
Kabul: The Taliban has been prolonging the “unannounced proxy war” of Pakistan in Afghanistan, according to Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib. Mohib, who is President Ashraf Ghani’s security advisor also said…
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‘If Taliban refuses to negotiate, they will choose peace of grave’, warns Ghani
Kabul: Stressing that every international stakeholder and Afghan people demands a “sovereign, Islamic, democratic, united, neutral” and unified Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani warned that “if the Taliban refuse to negotiate, they will…
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Blinken in Afghanistan to sell Biden troop withdrawal
Kabul: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops…
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Ghani’s peace plan not meant to counter US plan, instead provides roadmap for peace in Afghanistan: Advisor
Kabul: Wahid Omar, an adviser to the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that the President intends on a peace plan which is not going to counter the US plan; instead, it…
