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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees country

By Kaelan Deese
Published August 15, 2021 2:17pm ET
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees country
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the capital of Kabul on Sunday amid the Taliban’s encroaching governmental takeover of the country. Ghani flew out of Kabul on Sunday and headed for Tajikistan, a senior Afghan interior ministry official told multiple outlets. Following the initial reports of his leaving, Ghani issued a statement to Facebook saying, according […]

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the capital of Kabul on Sunday amid the Taliban’s encroaching governmental takeover of the country.

Ghani flew out of Kabul on Sunday and headed for Tajikistan, a senior Afghan interior ministry official told multiple outlets.

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