Former Central Bank Governor Ajmal Ahmady discusses Afghanistan's perilous future

Former Central Bank Governor Ajmal Ahmady Discusses Afghanistan's Perilous Future | GZERO World

September 12, 2021

Ian Bremmer speaks to exiled Afghan Central Bank Governor Ajmal Ahmady on his own harrowing escape and the perils that await the very much aid-dependent country's economy now under Taliban control.

Former Central Bank Governor Ajmal Ahmady discusses Afghanistan's perilous future

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