Former Afghan Finance Minister now drives Uber in Washington

Former Afghan Finance Minister now drives Uber in Washington

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Insight Bureau: Khalid Payenda, who was once Afghanistan’s Finance Minister, now makes a living in Washington as an Uber driver. A week before the Taliban seized Kabul, Payenda had resigned from his position after President Ashraf Ghani lashed out at him in a public meeting.

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The finance minister didn’t think the government was about to fall, however, he felt he had lost the Ashraf Ghani president’s trust, a news agency reported.

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