Khaama: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban, stated on the eve of the third anniversary of the fall of the republic that they had predicted the escape of Ashraf Ghani, the former President of Afghanistan. In an interview with BBC, Muttaqi said, “Ashraf Ghani was given power very easily by the
Khaama: Ashraf Ghani fled the country on 15 August 2021, which led to the takeover by the Taliban. Ghani took power in a controversial presidential election marred by accusations of fraud. Many Afghan commentators considered him a weak leader, unable to effectively govern or address the country’s numerous challenges. Click here to read more (external
Khaama: The Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States House of Representatives called the escape of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani as “cowardly.” Michael McCaul agreed with Zalmay Khalilzad’s assertions regarding the failure of the former leaders of the Afghan government to maintain order, stating, “I agree, Ashraf Ghani’s actions and escape
8am: Ashraf Ghani destroyed the institutions, which ultimately at the end of his rule, most of the ministries and directorates had been stripped of their authority, with the competing parallel departments neutralizing each other’s influence. During Ashraf Ghani’s era, the army experienced extreme management instability and most generals and military officials did not feel job
Ariana: “We will not forget what statement the then president of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani used while inaugurating the Kajaki Dam, but the ruling body of Afghanistan clearly stated many times that it adheres to the treaty,” Amir Abdullahian said in an interview with Iran’s Ettela’at newspaper. Ghani once said that Afghanistan would give water to
Carla Babb Akmal Dawi VOA News August 24, 2023 PENTAGON — This month, the Taliban are marking two years since they retook control of Kabul, a swift blow that shocked the international community and set in motion a frantic evacuation led by the United States. The violent and chaotic final phase of the U.S. withdrawal in
Akmal Dawi VOA News August 22, 2023 When the Taliban entered Kabul in August 2021, nearly the entire leadership of the Afghan government fled the country fearing for their lives. President Ashraf Ghani, accompanied by his wife and closest aides, sought asylum in the United Arab Emirates, while the rest of his Cabinet, including his
8am: Many who worked in the Afghan government between 2014 and 2021 expressed dissatisfaction with Ghani’s management style, characterizing him as a micro-manager. Ghani was known to become irate over minor matters, and he was often insulting to ministers and other high-ranking government officials. Additionally, he was an extremely authoritarian and dictatorial manager, wanting to
Khaama: The former Afghan president Mohammed Ashraf Ghani and his wife gave the US president and first lady Jill Biden silk carpets in June 2021 that were reportedly worth $28,800. Meanwhile, defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was given a carpet worth $2,650 in March from Ghani. In another instance, the document revealed that Ghani and his
Khaama: Italian TG1 News Network has revealed an investigative report showing that Qatar had paid Ashraf Ghani more than $110 million to avoid resisting the Taliban fighters. This network has published the document of receipt of this money by Ajmal Ahmadi, the special representative of Ashraf Ghani and the former head of the Central Bank