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The New York Times3y
Taliban Take Over Afghan Presidential Palace - The New York Times
The sight of gun-toting Taliban fighters behind President Ashraf Ghani’s ornate wooden desk, deep inside the Afghan presidential palace now under their control, served as visual confirmation ...
Chicago Tribune3y
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left presidential palace without telling other political leaders; ‘He left them in the lurch’ - Chicago Tribune
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani slipped out of his country Sunday in the same way he had led it in recent years — a lonely and isolated figure. Ghani quietly left the sprawling presidential palace ...
New York Post3y
Taliban takes control of presidential palace, poses for pictures inside - New York Post
The Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul on Sunday and was expected to announce the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the capital city, according … ...
CNN3y
What you need to know about the chaos unfolding in Afghanistan - CNN
The Taliban edged closer to solidifying control of Afghanistan on Sunday, including entering the presidential palace in Kabul hours after former President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
The Washington Post5y
Afghanistan coronavirus: 12 in presidential palace test positive for virus - The Washington Post
KABUL — More than a dozen staff members at the Afghan presidential palace have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and the country's 70-year-old president, Ashraf Ghani, has mostly ...
ABC News3y
Taliban at presidential palace to negotiate transfer of power
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani and acting defence minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi visit military corps in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2021. Afghan Presidential Palace via Reuters ...
The New York Times5y
Coronavirus Hits Afghanistan Presidential Palace - The New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 40 staff members in Afghanistan’s presidential palace have tested positive for Covid-19, Afghan officials said on Sunday, forcing President Ashraf Ghani to ...
Newsweek9y
Afghanistan Protesters Storm Presidential Palace After
Protesters in Kabul stormed the presidential palace on Wednesday, carrying the coffins of seven people beheaded in the past week by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). Thousands of people ...
Los Angeles Times3y
Afghan official says rockets hit near presidential palace
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid-a-Adha.
Wall Street Journal9y
Protesters Storm Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace After Beheadings - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
Thousands of protesters stormed Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace and clashed with police in protest of the gruesome beheading of seven ethnic minority Hazaras earlier this week, a sign of ...
Orlando Sentinel3y
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left presidential palace without telling other political leaders; ‘He left them in the lurch’ - Orlando Sentinel
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani slipped out of his country Sunday in the same way he had led it in recent years — a lonely and isolated figure.Ghani quietly left the sprawling presidential palace ...
Morning Call PA3y
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left presidential palace without telling other political leaders; ‘He left them in the lurch’ - The Morning Call
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani slipped out of his country Sunday in the same way he had led it in recent years — a lonely and isolated figure.Ghani quietly left the sprawling presidential palace ...