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NATO chief pledges continued support for Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani hold a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 6, 2014. Stoltenberg said NATO will continue to support Afghanistan even after the Western alliance completes its mission against the insurgency by the end of this year.

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Chinese Pres. Xi meets with Afghan Pres. Ghani

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani get ready for a signing ceremony on Oct. 28, 2014, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Pool photo)

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Chinese Pres. Xi meets with Afghan Pres. Ghani

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd from L) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (far R) attend a meeting on Oct. 28, 2014, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Pool photo)

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Ghani sworn in as Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Ashraf Ghani (L) takes an oath of office as Afghanistan's new president at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Sept. 29, 2014.

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New Afghan President Ghani makes inaugural address

KABUL, Afghanistan - New Afghan President Ashraf Ghani makes an inaugural address at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Sept. 29, 2014.

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Ghani named Afghan president-elect

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's President-elect Ashraf Ghani (C) raises his hands as he addresses supporters in the country's capital of Kabul on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Ghani named Afghan president-elect

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's President-elect Ashraf Ghani (C) makes a speech in the country's capital of Kabul on Sept. 22, 2014, after he was declared the winner of an election mired by disputes over fraud.

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Afghan election candidates sign agreement on unity gov't

KABUL, Afghanistan - The rivals in Afghanistan's disputed presidential election -- former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah (L) and former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani -- hug each other after signing an agreement on the formation of a national unity government at the presidential palace in the capital Kabul on Sept. 21, 2014. Under the agreement, Ghani will be named president, while Abdullah will be appointed to a new post of "chief executive officer" with powers equivalent to those of a prime minister.

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Afghan election candidates sign agreement on unity gov't

KABUL, Afghanistan - The rivals in Afghanistan's disputed presidential election -- former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah (L) and former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani -- shake hands after signing an agreement on the formation of a national unity government at the presidential palace in the capital Kabul on Sept. 21, 2014. Under the agreement, Ghani will be named president, while Abdullah will be appointed to a new post of "chief executive officer" with powers equivalent to those of a prime minister.

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Afghan election candidates sign agreement on unity gov't

KABUL, Afghanistan - The rivals in Afghanistan's disputed presidential election -- former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah (L) and former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani -- leave after signing an agreement on the formation of a national unity government at the presidential palace in the capital Kabul on Sept. 21, 2014. Under the agreement, Ghani will be named president, while Abdullah will be appointed to a new post of "chief executive officer" with powers equivalent to those of a prime minister.

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Afghan presidential candidate Ghani speaks to press

KABUL, Afghanistan - Ashraf Ghani, a candidate in Afghanistan's presidential election and former finance minister, speaks at a press conference in Kabul on Sept. 10, 2014.

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Abdullah refuses to accept preliminary results of run-off presidential race

KABUL, Afghanistan - Former Afghan foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah (C) waves to supporters in Kabul on July 8, 2014. While Afghanistan's Electoral Commission said preliminary results of the run-off presidential election show former finance minister Ashraf Ghani holds the lead ahead of Abdullah, he said he will not accept it.

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Abdullah refuses to accept preliminary results of run-off presidential race

KABUL, Afghanistan - Former Afghan foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah gives a speech in Kabul on July 8, 2014. While Afghanistan's Electoral Commission said preliminary results of the run-off presidential election show former finance minister Ashraf Ghani holds the lead ahead of Abdullah, he said he will not accept it.

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Ghani leads in Afghan presidential runoff vote counting

KABUL, Afghanistan - Yousuf Nouristani, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, announces the preliminary results of Afghanistan's presidential runoff in Kabul on July 7, 2014. Former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani held the lead over former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, but Nouristani said the results are not conclusive with the final outcome expected to be announced on July 22.

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Presidential election runoff in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's monitor (C) says at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2014, that there were fraud in the presidential runoff election.

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Runoff round of Afghan presidential race held

KABUL, Afghanistan - Former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah casts his vote in the country's presidential election at a polling station in Kabul on June 14, 2014. Abdullah won the first round and is up against former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani.

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Runoff round of Afghan presidential race held

KABUL, Afghanistan - Former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah (C) responds to questions by reporters at a polling station in Kabul on June 14, 2014. He won the first round of the Afghan presidential election and is up against former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani.

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Japan vows to do utmost for Afghanistan at aid forum

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (L) holds talks with Afghan Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani at his ministry in Tokyo on March 8 ahead of an Afghan aid conference to be held March 31 and April 1 in Berlin.

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Ashraf Ghani TV Appearance - UAE

Afghanistan's former president Ashraf Ghani talks in video message, somewhere in the United Arab Emirates, on August 18, 2021, in a first media appearance since the fall of Kabul few days earlier. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ashraf Ghani TV Appearance - UAE

Afghanistan's former president Ashraf Ghani talks in video message, somewhere in the United Arab Emirates, on August 18, 2021, in a first media appearance since the fall of Kabul few days earlier. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ashraf Ghani TV Appearance - UAE

Afghanistan's former president Ashraf Ghani talks in video message, somewhere in the United Arab Emirates, on August 18, 2021, in a first media appearance since the fall of Kabul few days earlier. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ashraf Ghani TV Appearance - UAE

Afghanistan's former president Ashraf Ghani talks in video message, somewhere in the United Arab Emirates, on August 18, 2021, in a first media appearance since the fall of Kabul few days earlier. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

Photo taken in Kabul on Aug. 21, 2021, shows a torn photo of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the wall of a city hall. Ghani fled the country on Aug. 15 as the Taliban returned to power 20 years after their removal by U.S.-led forces.

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Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

Photo taken in Kabul on Aug. 19, 2021, shows a torn photo of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the wall of a city hall. Ghani fled the country on Aug. 15 as the Taliban returned to power 20 years after their removal by U.S.-led forces.

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Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

Photo taken in Kabul on Aug. 19, 2021, shows a torn photo of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the wall of a city hall. Ghani fled the country on Aug. 15 as the Taliban returned to power 20 years after their removal by U.S.-led forces.

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Taliban back in control of Afghanistan

Taliban soldiers aboard police vehicles patrol in Kabul on Aug. 16, 2021. The Taliban took control of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Aug. 15, marking the Islamist militant group's return to power 20 years after its removal by U.S.-led forces.

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Taliban back in control of Afghanistan

People gather at an elevated road in Kabul to look at Taliban soldiers on Aug. 16, 2021. The Taliban took control of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Aug. 15, marking the Islamist militant group's return to power 20 years after its removal by U.S.-led forces.

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Taliban back in control of Afghanistan

People are pictured inside a passenger plane ahead of its departure at an international airport in Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021. The Taliban took control of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Aug. 15, marking the Islamist militant group's return to power 20 years after its removal by U.S.-led forces.

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Taliban back in control of Afghanistan

People wait at an international airport terminal in Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021. The Taliban took control of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Aug. 15, marking the Islamist militant group's return to power 20 years after its removal by U.S.-led forces.

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Taliban back in control of Afghanistan

People arrive at an international airport in Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021. The Taliban took control of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Aug. 15, marking the Islamist militant group's return to power 20 years after its removal by U.S.-led forces.

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Taliban back in control of Afghanistan

People head to an international airport in Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021. The Taliban took control of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Aug. 15, marking the Islamist militant group's return to power 20 years after its removal by U.S.-led forces.

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U.S. State Secretary Kerry makes surprise visit to Kabul

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani attend a joint news conference in Kabul on April 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghan President Ghani at RECCA venue

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani waves to reporters at a venue for the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan in Kabul on Sept. 4, 2015. Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani (R) stands next to him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Afghanistan to resume ministerial-level meetings

(From L) Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter shake hands after a joint press conference at the Camp David presidential retreat in the United States on March 23, 2015. The U.S. and Afghan leaders agreed to resume routine ministerial-level meetings between the two countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NATO chief pledges continued support for Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani hold a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 6, 2014. Stoltenberg said NATO will continue to support Afghanistan even after the Western alliance completes its mission against the insurgency by the end of this year. (Kyodo)

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Chinese Pres. Xi meets with Afghan Pres. Ghani

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd from L) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (far R) attend a meeting on Oct. 28, 2014, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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New Afghan President Ghani makes inaugural address

KABUL, Afghanistan - New Afghan President Ashraf Ghani makes an inaugural address at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Sept. 29, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Ghani named Afghan president-elect

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's President-elect Ashraf Ghani (C) raises his hands as he addresses supporters in the country's capital of Kabul on Sept. 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Afghan election candidates sign agreement on unity gov't

KABUL, Afghanistan - The rivals in Afghanistan's disputed presidential election -- former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah (L) and former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani -- leave after signing an agreement on the formation of a national unity government at the presidential palace in the capital Kabul on Sept. 21, 2014. Under the agreement, Ghani will be named president, while Abdullah will be appointed to a new post of "chief executive officer" with powers equivalent to those of a prime minister. (Kyodo)

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Afghan presidential candidate Ghani speaks to press

KABUL, Afghanistan - Ashraf Ghani, a candidate in Afghanistan's presidential election and former finance minister, speaks at a press conference in Kabul on Sept. 10, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Abdullah refuses to accept preliminary results of run-off presidential race

KABUL, Afghanistan - Former Afghan foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah gives a speech in Kabul on July 8, 2014. While Afghanistan's Electoral Commission said preliminary results of the run-off presidential election show former finance minister Ashraf Ghani holds the lead ahead of Abdullah, he said he will not accept it. (Kyodo)

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Abdullah refuses to accept preliminary results of run-off presidential race

KABUL, Afghanistan - Former Afghan foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah (C) waves to supporters in Kabul on July 8, 2014. While Afghanistan's Electoral Commission said preliminary results of the run-off presidential election show former finance minister Ashraf Ghani holds the lead ahead of Abdullah, he said he will not accept it. (Kyodo)

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Ghani leads in Afghan presidential runoff vote counting

KABUL, Afghanistan - Yousuf Nouristani, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, announces the preliminary results of Afghanistan's presidential runoff in Kabul on July 7, 2014. Former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani held the lead over former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, but Nouristani said the results are not conclusive with the final outcome expected to be announced on July 22. (Kyodo)

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Presidential election runoff in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's monitor (C) says at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2014, that there were fraud in the presidential runoff election. (Kyodo)

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Runoff round of Afghan presidential race held

KABUL, Afghanistan - Former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah casts his vote in the country's presidential election at a polling station in Kabul on June 14, 2014. Abdullah won the first round and is up against former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani. (Kyodo)

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Afghan presidential election

A banner of Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah (R) and a billboard with President Ashraf Ghani are seen on a Kabul street on Sept. 17, 2019, ahead of the Sept. 28 presidential election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Slain Japanese doctor Nakamura

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks in front of the coffin of slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, wrapped by the Afghan flag, at a ceremony at an airport in Kabul on Dec. 7, 2019. The 73-year-old doctor was killed earlier this week in a roadside shooting in eastern Afghanistan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Slain Japanese doctor Nakamura

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a ceremony at an airport in Kabul on Dec. 7, 2019, for slain Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura. Seen in the center is Naoko Nakamura, wife of the 73-year-old doctor, who was killed earlier this week in a roadside shooting in eastern Afghanistan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghan president at grand assembly

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addresses the closing ceremony of the country's Loya Jirga grand assembly in Kabul on May 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghan president at grand assembly

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (front row, 2nd from R) attends the country's Loya Jirga grand assembly in Kabul on May 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo