by Shabir Ahmadi
The shock victory of republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has many people guessing what the president-elect's policy will be on Afghanistan.
Some reports indicate that Afghan president Ashraf Ghani had closer ties with the democrats rather than the republicans and even Hillary Clinton's campaign manager John Podesta was lobbying to further promote relations between Ghani and the American officials.
The reports say that Ghani was paying $50,000 USD per month to Podesta's firm.
An article published on the New York Times last year says that Ghani had assigned the Podesta Group to lobby for Afghanistan in the United States.
The reported stated that the US department of state documents show Ghani, shortly after assuming office, hired the Podesta group at a cost of $50,000 USD (a month) to lobby for the Afghan government in the United States and help improve ties between him and the U.S.
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