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Washington Post World Some say Ashraf Ghani is his own worst enemy.
Afghanistan has many problems. Its president may be one of them.
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Reaching for ambitious reforms, Ashraf Ghani dodges domestic minefield.
115 months ago
The New Yorker Before he became the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani was a trained anthropologist who spent years doing field work for the World Bank.
Afghanistan’s Theorist-in-Chief
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President Ashraf Ghani is an expert on failed states. Can he save his country from collapse?
117 months ago
The New Yorker President Ashraf Ghani laughs at odd moments and can’t control his temper. Young loyalists surround him, but he has alienated all his powerful allies.
Afghanistan’s Theorist-in-Chief
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President Ashraf Ghani is an expert on failed states. Can he save his country from collapse?
117 months ago
The New Yorker Ashraf Ghani is Afghanistan’s Jimmy Carter—a visionary who has managed to alienate all his potential political allies.
Afghanistan’s Theorist-in-Chief
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President Ashraf Ghani is an expert on failed states. Can he save his country from collapse?
117 months ago
The Economist The capture of Kunduz has been both a major propaganda victory for the Taliban and a nasty shock for Ashraf Ghani’s troubled government
Unhappy anniversary
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THE capture of Kunduz by Taliban fighters in the small hours of September 28th, just a day before the first anniversary of Ashraf Ghani’s presidential...
126 months ago
Los Angeles Times World The crowds outside the Kabul passport office — which have numbered in the thousands on some recent days, according to media reports — are a sign of a growing lack of faith among Afghans in the internationally brokered national unity government le Read more ... d by President Ashraf Ghani.
A year into Ashraf Ghani's presidency, many Afghans ready to give up
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The last time Faisal, 19, stood in a line of hundreds in western Kabul, it was to vote in the second round of Afghanistan's 2014 presidential election.
126 months ago
The New York Times “Six-year-, 8-year-, 10-year-olds are raped, and I’m not going to tolerate this,” President Ashraf Ghani said. “To the extent to which the authority of the state can be harnessed to this task, we are going to focus on it and not permit it."
Ashraf Ghani, Afghan President, Vows to Crack Down on Abuse of Boys
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Mr. Ghani said the authorities would prosecute pedophiles no matter who they were, but many are Afghan commanders or powerful backers of the government.
126 months ago
Fox News Politics Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaking to a joint meeting of Congress in Washington, called Wednesday on Muslims around the world to speak out against extremist groups -- declaring "silence is not acceptable." http://ow.ly/KNzUJ
Ghani urges Muslims to fight extremism, vows Afghanistan will be...
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, in a rare address to Congress on Wednesday, thanked the American people for their generous support for his country.
132 months ago
AP Stylebook AP Style tip: Pronunciation of the name of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani: ahsh-rahf GAH’-nee. More: http://apne.ws/1IuKMbk
Afghan president expected to get warm welcome from Congress
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is untested as a leader, yet he is expected to get a warm reception from both Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. The reason: He's not former Afghan President Hamid…
132 months ago
The New York Times Some critics of Ashraf Ghani, the new president of Afghanistan, fear he could be taking the country down a more authoritarian path.
Afghan Leader Said to Be Centralizing Power as Unity Government Plan Stalls
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Though President Ashraf Ghani’s aides deny the accusations, there is growing concern that cooperating with his rival, Abdullah Abdullah, is not high on his list.
132 months ago