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Afghanistan&rsquo;s former President Ashraf Ghani has left for neighbouring Tajikistan after the Taliban logged sweeping victories across the country and besieged Kabul, paving the way for a political transition under duress.</p>
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Reuters quoted a&nbsp; senior Afghan Interior Ministry official as saying that Ghani had left for Tajikistan. The President&rsquo;s office said it &quot;cannot say anything about Ashraf Ghani&#39;s movement for security reasons.&quot;</p>
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A representative of the Taliban said the group was checking on Ghani&#39;s whereabouts.</p>
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Ghani&rsquo;s departure marks an end of an era , whose roots can be traced to the 9/11 attack by Al Qaeda, causing the destruction of twin towers in New York, triggering a savage US assault, leading to the ouster of the Taliban government then.</p>
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The group, whose fighters have now entered Kabul after Ghani&rsquo;s departure, is already making a herculean effort to rebrand its imaging.</p>
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Taliban 2.0 could&nbsp; have Ahmad Jalali as its new President. He is a U.S.-based academic and former interior minister. In 2014, he was barred from running for president after&nbsp; he insisted on giving up his US citizenship. Intriguingly, Abdullah Abdullah, the CEO who had a running feud with Ghani for the presidency is not in the dog-house. In fact, he was the bridge during negotiations for the political transition.</p>
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Earlier Al Arabiya reported that Mullah Baradar, the Taliban&rsquo;s face during international negotiations, could be the new President after Ghani&rsquo;s fall.</p>
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<strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/world-news/as-taliban-besieges-kabul-political-transition-in-afghanistan-imminent-108004.html">As Taliban besieges Kabul, political transition in Afghanistan imminent</a></p>
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As events moved with lightning speed, another Reuters report said that an Afghan government delegation, including Abdullah Abdullah, will travel to Qatar on Sunday to meet with&nbsp; Taliban representatives, an Afghan&nbsp; negotiator was quoted as saying.</p>
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Fawzi Koofi, a member of the Kabul negotiating team, confirmed to Reuters that the delegation would converge in the&nbsp; Gulf state for a meeting with the Taliban. US officials would also be involved in the talks, the report said.</p>
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