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Former Afghan President was given 'no more than two minutes' to get ready to flee Kabul

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By Niamh Kennedy and Rob Picheta, CNN The former President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani said he was given “no more than two minutes” to get ready to flee Kabul in August, during the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the country’s capital.

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  1. KRDO

    Former Afghan President was given 'no more than two minutes' to get ready to flee Kabul (opens KRDO)

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    By Niamh Kennedy and Rob Picheta, CNN The former President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani said he was given “no more than two minutes” to get ready to flee Kabul in August, during the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the country’s capital.

  2. France 24

    Ex-Afghan president says decision to flee Kabul made in 'minutes' (opens France 24)

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    Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on Thursday described fleeing the Taliban's victory march on Kabul, saying the decision had been taken in "minutes" and that he did not know he was leaving the co…

  3. Newsweek

    Ashraf Ghani says he was given "minutes" to flee Afghanistan, disputing other accounts (opens Newsweek)

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    "On the morning of that day, I had no inkling that by late afternoon I would be leaving," Ghani said during with an interview with the BBC.

  4. Insider

    Last president of Afghanistan said he only had 2 minutes to decide whether to flee Kabul, and didn't realize he was flying into exile until after takeoff (opens Insider)

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    Afghanistan's last president Ashraf Ghani told the BBC Radio that he only had two minutes to decide if he would flee as Kabul was about to fall.

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