Hosting Afghan President Ghani on humanitarian grounds: UAE

Amid conflicting reports about the whereabouts of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (some reports said he is in Tajikistan, some said Oman), the United Arab Emirates says it will host Ghani and his family “on humanitarian grounds”.

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Ghani fled Afghanistan just as the Taliban stormed Kabul. The statement carried by the UAE’s state-run WAM news agency on Wednesday did not specify where exactly Ghani’s location was.

The UAE is one of three nations, including Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, which recognised the previous Taliban regime, which ruled from 1996 to 2001.

(With Agency inputs)