UAE accepts Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on humanitarian grounds


REUTERS | Published: August 18, 2021 20:45:35 | Updated: August 19, 2021 17:06:51


Ashraf Ghani

Afghanistan’s ousted President Ashraf Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf state's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after he left his country as Taliban fighters seized control.

"The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds," it said in a statement.

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