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Ashraf Ghani

b. 1949 · 20th century

Ashraf Ghani is an Afghan academic and politician who served as president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021, at first sharing power with Abdullah Abdullah. As the Taliban took the country following the US withdrawal, he fled Kabul on 15 August 2021, and the republic collapsed.

Ashraf Ghani
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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ashraf Ghani. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ashraf-ghani
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