Afghan President Ashraf Ghani with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AFP Afghan President Ashraf Ghani with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
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Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani drops his Pashtun name from official documents

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who took office on September 29, has instructed his government to remove his tribal Pashtun name from all official documents

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Agence France-Presse in Kabul

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AFP Afghan President Ashraf Ghani with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
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