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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani visits Ghazni after Taliban siege
[Al Jazeera] Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .., Afghanistan's president, has visited the embattled southeastern city of Ghazni, a week after the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... launched an attack and infiltrated deep into the key bustling provincial capital. The five-day battle with the Taliban in Ghazni killed at least 100 members of Afghan cops and 35 civilians before calm was restored on Wednesday, while a UN report quoted "unverifiable numbers" that put the civilian corpse count at more than 200. Ghani met officials on Friday in Ghazni, a central Afghanistan city on the main highway linking the capital, Kabul, with the south, to assess security. He also met families of the victims. In a speech, Ghani said greater security was needed around district capitals, as well as the bustling provincial capital, and questioned the strength of defence trenches dug around vulnerable areas. "I am here to help all those who have suffered losses, I am committed to build the city and also do everything to protect Ghazni," Ghani said. "Our soldiers have fought bravely and we stand committed to bringing peace," he said. Posted by: Fred 2018-08-18 |
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