Talk:Ashraf Ghani

message: Hm.  I just noticed that the article ends by saying "His latest editorial with Clare Lockhart, with whom he is co-writing a book on state-building, appeared on January 1, 2006 in the Washington Post."(bold mine).  The username of the editor who uploaded this large amount of unwikified text (making me wonder about copyvio issues), is named "Clarelockhart".  I wonder if it's the same person, or just someone pretending to be them...  JesseW, the juggling janitor 00:12, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
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message: So he wont succeed Koffi, can someone update the page.Kendirangu 12:59, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  He wont suceed Koffi 

message: He is not third as he is just behind the third person who is Dr. Ramazan Bashardost. so far he has less than 3% of the votes.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.204.245.19 (talk) 02:37, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  He is Fourth in Afghan Election 2009  

message: The language, as it stands, makes it sound like he merely applied to teach at Johns Hopkins Unniversity, which is trivial.  If he actually was a professor at Johns Hopkins (which, as an alumni, is what I had heard), then the language should be changed to reflect that.
MovingTree (talk) 01:55, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Academic Career 

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message: If I don't work out how, can someone who does know how please lock it. 
I just removed a lot of other transliterations that were just insults in Pashto and Dari. (I don't speak either but I read Arabic enough to see it didn't match, and I looked up the meanings.) But I left two.
Ahmadzai is in the intro without transliteration. He's referred to as Ahmadzai in a few sources, I think it might be a tribal affiliation or something? But I don't know how to spell it in Dari or Pashto.
I left in Mohammed  because it is a name. And I think it's common for Mohammed to be an official first name for man known by his middle name. Since it's an extremely common first name to the point of not being useful to identify someone. I've not seen him called that anywhere though. So I'm not sure if it's correct? 
Irtapil (talk) 09:07, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: You mentioned on WP:Afghanistan that you wanted extended confirmed protection, but in my opinion, semi confirmed or pending changes would work. I don't know policy well enough to know which, but that is what I think. You also could go to WP:RFP. --Danre98(talk^contribs) 12:02, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  The article needs to be locked 

message: reuters on twitter. According to the interior minister he left the country RVK23 (talk) 14:16, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  he left the country 

message: He had fled the country not left in some usual way presidents leave country for diplomatic visit, business abroad or vacation or similar normal ways - fled or flee or fleeing is supported by numerous sources https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-enters-kabul-u-s-evacuation-efforts-continue-n1276855https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/15/world/taliban-afghanistan-newshttps://www.independent.co.uk/asia/central-asia/afghanistan-taliban-ashraf-ghani-flee-b1902917.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/asia/central-asia/afghanistan-taliban-ashraf-ghani-flee-b1902917.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/aug/15/afghanistan-taliban-close-in-on-kabul-as-last-government-stronghold-in-north-fallshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/15/afghan-president-ghani-flees-country-as-taliban-surrounds-kabulhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/16/taliban-says-afghanistan-war-over-as-president-diplomats-fleehttps://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/08/16/afghanistan-taliban-ashraf-ghani-flees-robertson-pkg-intl-ldn-vpx.cnnhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/afghanistans-taliban-seize-jalalabad-as-panic-grips-kabul-11629005282https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/15/asia/afghanistan-taliban-advances-kabul-intl/index.html.
:Sure, . ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 11:52, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  He fled country not left 

message: I keep seeing an old German flag at this page and I can't undo it anywhere in the history, if I am in "Mobile view" this flag still appears and I can't see "History" or "Discussion" anywhere, how can we undo this vandalism? --Donald Trung (talk)  13:57, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Same,I’m trying to get around it somehow. Chariotrider555 (talk) 13:58, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  It is gone on one phone (my wife's) but I still see it on another. --Donald Trung (talk)  14:01, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weird vandalism 

message: In the first sentence, please change "when he fled country." to "when he fled the country." 64.203.186.84 (talk) 14:17, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Already done ― Tartan357 Talk 16:15, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 16 August 2021 

message: At the end of the short description, that is after "On 15 August 2021, Afghan officials stated that Ghani had left the presidential palace Sunday morning to the US embassy[17] and from there he fled Afghanistan as the Taliban entered Kabul." add the follow sentence:
Ghani had fled the country with four cars and a helicopter full of cash and had to leave some money behind as it would not all fit in. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/russia-says-afghan-president-fled-with-cars-helicopter-full-cash-ria-2021-08-16/ Yoloyolo92131 (talk) 14:42, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: The Reuters report is sourced to RIA, which is not generally considered to be a reliable source for anything except Russian government announcements. See WP:RSPSOURCES. Let's see if it gets confirmed by independent third parties. -- The Anome (talk) 15:37, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: He would not be a first "leader" in history to escape with money or gold or other valuables when a country he leads is in trouble or in dire situation. Loesorion (talk) 18:59, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 16 August 2021 (2) 

message: President of any country does not constitutes whole government. Loesorion (talk) 23:26, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Does it say that anywhere in the article? ― Tartan357 Talk 23:27, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

text: That is not true, I didn't do that. Don't be silly. ― Tartan357 Talk 23:41, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: it is easy to see from history of article what are you doing including repeatedly undo and by doing so deleting my edits while they are supported by sources you revert to your edits unsupported by any source. In Revision as of 19:43, 16 August 2021 you added Government in exile to article without any source to support such claim. Loesorion (talk) 23:49, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: That is the target of a piped link, not display text. ― Tartan357 Talk 00:05, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

text: There are sources saying he's in exile: , . He's still widely recognized as president by the international community, and our article should reflect that. ― Tartan357 Talk 00:27, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you understand what I write, he in "exile" and "government in exile" are two different things? I do not care that he is in exile which is to a point now Ok to say - but maybe not in a long term as his personal situation change -  and I am not talking about that, you have written that he is Government in exile - do you understand a difference? I want to remove Government in exile do not mix with other. Loesorion (talk) 00:42, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I have not written "government in exile", I have targeted a link there, with the display text "in exile". There is a difference. We have quite a bit of leeway with link targets. Government in exile is the most useful article to target. ― Tartan357 Talk 00:56, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

text: , I did, but some IPs changed the VP ones, unexplained. I just changed them back. Some are adding unreferenced term end dates and successors, so page protection may be needed at some point. ― Tartan357 Talk 01:57, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Considering what's currently happening there. There will indeed be a lot of back-and-forth activity, in related bios. GoodDay (talk) 02:00, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I see that one man to be "government in exile" was removed in article by some editor - so we could end this discussion here I suppose? Loesorion (talk) 12:11, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Now there's a dispute over whether or not Ghani has been succeeded as president, let alone whether he's still president. The influx among this & related articles, is going to continue for awhile, until the dust settles. GoodDay (talk) 14:25, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  President is not a government - no government in exile  

message: Add degrees to alma mater section of the infobox:
 American University of Beirut (BA)Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Normsupon (talk) 23:20, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —Sirdog9002 (talk) 23:25, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 August 2021 

message: CNN has confirmed that he is in the UAE. News article is here- https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/afghanistan-taliban-us-news-08-18-21/h_ae934d82a9aee6d4a699df93e57562cdTTTTRZON (talk) 14:39, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Where does it say he's in exile? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 15:38, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exile 

message: Is serving as president of Afghanistan. He left the country for security purposes and to avoid bloodshed . In a recent video to the nation , he said he will come back and serve the nation. Ashraf Ghani rejects all other allegations and reports from media since his absence. 50.67.33.75 (talk) 07:57, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the  template. ― Tartan357 Talk 07:59, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 August 2021 

message: Legal presidential system in Afghanistan per constitution consists of 1 President and 2 Vice Presidents. All serving officials should be noted in infobox with remarks about date when they served. We can not chose who is more or less important to put in infobox but we must follow legal system in subject country as it is. Loesorion (talk) 18:57, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legal presidential system in Afghanistan -  1 President and 2 Vice Presidents 

message: Ashraf Ghani left the presidential place on 15th August 2021 for security purposes and to avoid bloodshed. After his absence the neighboring states raised different allegations on him which he rejected in a video message after seeking protection in UAE. 50.67.33.75 (talk) 04:45, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Already done As far as I can see in the Flight from Afghanistan section of this article, this is already covered. —Sirdog (talk) 07:58, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 August 2021 

message: 109.79.52.149 (talk) 01:19, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:35, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 August 2021 

message: Please remove
 During his tenure, Ghani has strengthened ties
and add
 During his tenure, Ghani strengthened ties
"has strengthened" only makes sense for an incumbent officeholder, not a former officeholder. 64.203.186.84 (talk) 16:52, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:28, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 August 2021 

message: At the very end of the "Flight from Afghanistan" section, there's an extra comma.  A quotation is given, ending with a period and a quotation mark, and reference #81 appears, but between the quotation mark and #81 is a comma.  Please remove it. 64.203.186.84 (talk) 16:55, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:28, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 August 2021 (2) 

message: His PHD is in Anthropology DanielLouisStevenHoward (talk) 20:11, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:16, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 September 2021 

message: دوره
 اول حکومت اشرف غنی 180.222.141.105 (talk) 12:01, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  دوره اول حکومت اشرف غنی 

message: "SIGAR found the theft of millions by Ghani “unlikely” but said the former president did leave with some cash, adding that “evidence indicates that this number did not exceed $1 million and may have been closer in value to $500,000.”"
Susannah George: Millions looted from Afghan government during Taliban takeover. In: Washington Post, 7. Juni 2022. KurtR (talk) 01:55, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  New report about money Ghani 

message: This is so blatantly written by a PR firm. Or at best a US State intern. Come on. All his magnificent achievements. Faux criticism to make it seem balanced.  Dustek (talk) 21:55, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  PR nonsense 

message: The first sentence described him as an economist.  His masters degree and PhD are both in cultural anthropology, and he was a professor of anthropology at JHU for many years.   It should describe him as an anthropologist. 2604:3D08:4680:A500:ACE4:3C54:56E6:D898 (talk) 23:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  economist?