Ghani

8am: Ashraf Ghani was just another passport holder who had spent most of his life in the West and was married to a Christian woman from Lebanon. Despite spending his childhood in Kabul, he was alien to Afghanistan and its people. His obvious mistakes in performing namaz (Prayer) and reciting Farsi poems became subjects of jokes in people’s gatherings. During his tenure, Ashraf Ghani placed unconditional trust and support in his fellow passport holders, utilizing various methods to weaken the jihadi leaders who were enjoying the lion’s share of power during Hamid Karzai’s tenure, and replacing them with his own men. In doing so, he systematically weakened state institutions, overcentralizing decision-making authority under his control at the presidential palace. Click here to read more (external link).