LONDON: Afghanistan’s President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s bodyguards beat up an Afghan political activist here who raised questions about corruption and lawlessness in Afghanistan.
Ashraf Ghani was speaking at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) here when five Afghan protesters started asking questions about cronyism of the Afghan government administration figures and failure of the Afghan leadership to unite to find a solution of the problems common Afghans face.
According to Afghan sources, the protesters wanted to highlight issues of corruption and government’s failure to tackle corruption and rule of warlords. The source said that the protesters were led by Jaffar Aatai, Zafar Aatai and Ahad Bahadari.
Eyewitnesses told Geo News that the bodyguards of President Ghani attacked political activists despite the fact that they were raising questions in a peaceful manner. Witnesses said that the activists were punched, kicked and pushed violently from outside the venue.... Continue Reading...
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