"No Longer A Figure In Afghanistan": US After Ashraf Ghani Vows To Return

"He is no longer a figure in Afghanistan," Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said.

The United States reiterated Wednesday that it did not see Ashraf Ghani as a player in Afghanistan, after the ousted president vowed to return. "He is no longer a figure in Afghanistan," Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told reporters as she declined to comment on the United Arab Emirates' decision to grant him asylum. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)