ABP: ABP News has a special conversation with Hasmat Ghani, the brother and politician of former President Ashraf Ghani, who was present in Afghanistan after the occupation of Taliban. Hashmat Ghani has said that now we have no other option but to accept the Talibani rule. He said that if Ashraf Ghani had not left
Ariana: John Sopko, the U.S. special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), said on Wednesday his office would look into allegations that former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani took millions of dollars with him when he left the country. Ghani fled the country on August 15 and reportedly took with him bags stuffed with cash. Ghani
Axios: Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States, Adela Raz, has lost her country and her faith in the U.S. government — and her life’s work of liberating women and girls is in shambles. She shared her despair with “Axios on HBO” in her first television interview since the fall of Kabul. The big picture: Raz
8am: Perhaps in their [Uzbek) eyes, we seemed like coward fugitives who had abandoned a country that had been supported by the international community and its people for 20 years. Even worse, none of the Uzbek soldiers and military officials knew our language, nor were we able to speak their language. Click here to read
Press TV September 30, 2021 Story by Alireza Hashemi Over the past several weeks, the world watched as the Taliban bounced back to power in Afghanistan, effectively nulling the war that had been launched by the United States 20 years earlier to eradicate them. No country has so far recognized the caretaker government formed by
Ariana: Had Ghani however resigned in order to bring peace to Afghanistan, and allowed the establishment of a new government, “it could have been a historic step”. “The name of the president could have been written in gold in the history of Afghanistan,” he said, adding that only Ghani can answer the question on why
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 27, 2021 Deposed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says his Facebook account was hacked after a statement posted in his name called for international recognition of the Taliban-led government. The alleged hack arose amid a dispute over who should speak later on September 27 on behalf of Afghanistan at the 76th
The American Prospect: Ghani, during his nearly seven years in power, found ways to enrich his brother, his brother-in-law, and other members of his inner circle. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 15, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The U.S. peace envoy for Afghanistan says he secured a last-minute deal with the Taliban in mid-August to keep the insurgents outside Kabul while they negotiated a political transition. But, he says, President Ashraf Ghani’s decision to flee the country scuttled that plan. Afghan-born envoy Zalmay
Statement 8 September 2021 pic.twitter.com/5yKXWIdLfM — Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) September 8, 2021 Related Ashraf Ghani: The US-backed Afghan ‘technocrat’ who seemed doomed to fail