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Coverage dated December 29, 2021

Ex-Afghan President Says had no Choice but to Flee Kabul

Headline from Voice of America

Former President Ashraf Ghani said in a BBC interview that aired Thursday that an adviser gave him just minutes to decide to abandon the capital, Kabul

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  1. Voice of America

    Ex-Afghan President Says had no Choice but to Flee Kabul (opens Voice of America)

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    Former President Ashraf Ghani said in a BBC interview that aired Thursday that an adviser gave him just minutes to decide to abandon the capital, Kabul

  2. Washington Times

    Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani breaks silence, defends decision to flee (opens Washington Times)

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    Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Thursday he was left with few options before fleeing the country in mid-August as Taliban fighters closed in on Kabul and denied allegations that he absconded with millions of dollars belonging to the people of Afghanistan.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Afghan ex-President Ghani defends decision to flee the country (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Ghani says he had just minutes to decide to flee in the hours before the Taliban took control of the capital in August.

  4. Military.com

    Ex-Afghan President Says He Had No Choice but to Flee Kabul (opens Military.com)

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    Afghanistan's former president says he had just minutes to decide to flee in the hours before the Taliban took control of the capital in August.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Former Afghan president says he had no choice but to flee Kabul as Taliban approached (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Afghanistan's former leader says he had just minutes to decide whether to flee as the Taliban approached the capital, Kabul, in August.

  6. The Hill

    Former Afghan president says he had no choice but to flee Kabul as Taliban closed in (opens The Hill)

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    Afghanistan's former President Ashraf Ghani said he had to flee the country’s capital city when the Taliban took over Kabul earlier this year.

  7. NBC News

    Ex-Afghan president says had no choice but to flee with Taliban close (opens NBC News)

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    “On the morning of that day, I had no inkling that by late afternoon I would be leaving,” Ghani said.

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