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A convoy of 30 vehicles filled with campaign volunteers, supporters and Ashraf Ghani posters arrived in eastern provinces today amid great local excitement. The convoy has arrived to prepare a final election push effort in the region for the August 20 elections.
The volunteer and supporter activities cap off campaign events that Ghani has led in the past three days in Zabul, Bamyan and Kandahar provinces.
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About Ashraf Ghani
Between October 2001 and June 2002, Ashraf Ghani served as Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Chief Advisor to the Chairman Karzai and Executive Director of the Afghan Assistance Coordination Authority. From June 2002 to December 2004 he served as the Finance Minister of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan. He implemented a wide-ranging series of monetary and fiscal reforms, earning the Asia’s Best Finance Minister of the Year Award in 2003. Since leaving public office Ghani served as Chancellor for Kabul University and co-founded the non-profit Institute for State Effectiveness. To learn more visit www.ashrafghani.af.
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