The Corruption of the Afghan Presidency
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).
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US Envoy, Taliban Blame Ghani for Scuttling Peaceful Transfer of Power Plan
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
Ashraf Ghani releases statement, denies stealing millions
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
Republicans want answers on whether Ghani embezzled $169 million
Ariana: Committee have called for exiled president Ashraf Ghani to face criminal charges if he indeed fled the country with duffel bags full of money. Reports last week emerged that Ghani fled Kabul for the UAE just hours before the Taliban take over and took with him $169 million in cash. Click here to read
Kabul Mayor Keeps City Running After Taliban Takeover
Shaista Lami VOA News August 24, 2021 WASHINGTON – Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoy is the mayor of Kabul, Afghanistan’s sprawling capital city. And while the Taliban have kept him in office, he has a word of caution for the militant group. Sultanzoy said in a Monday interview with VOA’s Afghanistan Service: “If the Taliban don’t pay
Exiled Afghan president’s children living luxurious lives in DC, Brooklyn
New York Post: The Ghani family likes to live in style. Just a week after Ashraf Ghani cowardly abandoned his country for the luxury confines of Dubai (reportedly with $169 million in cash shoved in a helicopter), it turns out both of his kids live in luxury while women in their homeland live in terror
Ashraf Ghani is ‘total crook’: Trump
The News: Former US President Donald Trump has called Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani “a total crook,” adding, “He got away with murder.” Trump also said that he suspected that Ghani fled with cash when he secretly left Afghanistan last Sunday. Trump’s suspicion was based on Ghani’s “lifestyle”, “his houses” and “where he lives,” Trump
Ex-Afghan President Says He Fled to UAE to Avoid Being Killed
Daily Beast: The ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he fled to the United Arab Emirates to avoid being killed by the Taliban, who allegedly promised they wouldn’t enter Kabul. Ghani made his first remarks Wednesday with a video posted on his Facebook page. “If I had stayed in Afghanistan, the people of Afghanistan would
Turmoil In Afghanistan Spills Into Central Asia
Bruce Pannier Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 18, 2021 The events that the governments of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have been increasingly dreading in recent weeks have begun to happen. The Afghan government has fallen to the Taliban and despite the Central Asian governments having had years to contemplate and plan for such an occurrence,
Afghan Leaders Weigh In on Taliban’s Propects
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 18, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Top leaders of Afghanistan’s Tajik community warn if the Taliban fail to deliver on their recent commitment to form an “inclusive” government in Kabul, they will not be able to maintain their hold on power. These former staunch Taliban foes, however, say they are willing to cooperate with