KARZAI’S GOVERNMENT STAFF ATTACK ASHRAF GHANI SUPPORTERS
On June 28, campaigners for Ashraf Ghani were attacked by thugs under the direction of the head of the Herat provincial council.
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On June 28, campaigners for Ashraf Ghani were attacked by thugs under the direction of the head of the Herat provincial council.
Afghans go to the polls in August for the country’s presidential election but campaigning has so far been hampered by poor security.
One prominent candidate standing against Hamid Karzai, the incumbent, is Ashraf Ghani, a man once tipped to be the United Nations’ secretary-general.
As David Chater reports from Kabul, Ghani is ready to risk his life [...]
www.ted.com Ashraf Ghani's passionate and powerful 10-minute talk, emphasizing the necessity of both economic investment and design ingenuity to rebuild broken states, is followed by a conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson on the future of Afghanistan.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes — including speakers such as Jill Bolte …
Having analyzed how States fail, Ashraf Ghani goes on to discuss how some states and regions have succeeded despite the odds. His examples are Singapore, Spain, and the American South. Ashraf Ghani played an instrumental role in the design and implementation of the post-Taliban settlement in Afghanistan. This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council talk on April 29, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to www.carnegiecouncil.org
Citing the US GI Bill of Rights as probably the most extraordinary act of investing in human capital, Ashraf Ghani declares that we are still refusing to invest in higher education in the countries that need it most. Ashraf Ghani played an instrumental role in the design and implementation of the post-Taliban settlement in Afghanistan. This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council talk on April 29, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to www.carnegiecouncil.org…
A video message from Dr. Ashraf Ghani upon becoming a Patron of Oxford Research Group
The Authors at Google program was pleased to welcome former UN advisers to Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart to discuss their latest book, "Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding our Fractured World." Ashraf Ghani played a central role in the design and implementation of the post-Taliban settlement in Afghanistan, serving as UN adviser to the Bonn process and as Finance Minister during Afghanistan's Transitional Administration. He has worked at the World Bank and taught …
Ashraf Ghani former finance minister of Afghanistan under Karzai interview with Fareed Zakaria of CNN about Afghanistan and his prospects of being president. Full interview available at edition.cnn.com
Ashraf Ghani defines Nation Building and State Building during the inauguration of his book "Fixing Failed States".
At the Clinton Global Initiative, Ashraf Ghani, Paul Collier, and Betty Bigombe discuss poverty alleviation in post-conflict situations.