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Several social media posts are promoting the claim that the current leader of Afghanistan was released from prison in 2018 by then-President Donald Trump. “Let this sink in,” the posts state ...
Former Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster called on President Biden to “reverse course” in the aftermath of Thursday’s bombings in Kabul, urging him to scrap his deadline for ...
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The 2004 Constitution granted the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national bicameral National Assembly, the House of the People (Wolesi Jirga) and the House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga). A president could only serve up to two five-year terms. Hamid Karzai began his first five-year term in 2004. [3]
As president, Ghani was known for his intensity and energetic speeches. [9] He aimed to transform Afghanistan into a technocratic state, winning him support from youth and urban demographics. [10] His cabinets were relatively young and well-educated. Ghani made efforts to make peace with Taliban insurgents [11] and improving relations with ...
On 15 August 2021 Ghani's presidency came to an end after Taliban entered Kabul during the 2021 Taliban offensive and Ghani fled Afghanistan. Vice President Amrullah Saleh declared himself transitional president in Bazarak, capital of Panjshir Province and the last region under government control, however, he was forced to leave after Panjshir ...
In sworn testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, top generals said Tuesday that they recommended keeping around 2,500 U.S. troops on the ground in Afghanistan.
The family migrated to Quetta in the Balochistan province of Pakistan after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979). Akhundzada studied at one of the madrassas in Pakistan and earned the title "Sheikh al-Hadith". [21] In the 1980s, he was "involved in the Islamist resistance" to the Soviet military campaign in Afghanistan. [22]