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From hero to cowering villain: the shameful fall of the Afghan president

On paper, Ghani was the perfect choice to save Afghanistan. In reality, he was clueless. Now he has fled into hiding

18 August 2021 - 20:11 By Eltaf Najafizada and Archana Chaudhary

If anyone was supposed to know how to fix Afghanistan, it was Ashraf Ghani...

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