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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has left Afghanistan for Tajikistan as Taliban closes in on Kabul, according to several media reports. Asked for comment, the president\u2019s office told Reuters news agency it \u201ccannot say anything about Ashraf Ghani\u2019s movement for security reasons\u201d. 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