Afghanistan: A Dangerous Projection of Presidential Inauguration | Global Research
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is one of the “Beirut Boys,” the nickname used in
Kabul for the group of Pashtun leaders who were invited to study at the
American University in Beirut on USAID scholarships back in the 1970s,
and then in the US, and were also given the opportunity to work at the
World Bank and other international organizations. In short, they were
ushered into the highest echelons of international power. For example,
Ashraf Ghani, the presidential candidate now supported by the Americans,
once even had his name put forth as a candidate for secretary general
of the UN. From the same group emerged Anwar ul-Haq Ahadi, Zalmay
Khalilzad, and a number of other well-known figures …
