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Resigned under pressure, says president’s deputy spokesman

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy presidential spokesman Najibullah Azad on Wednesday said he resigned under high pressure from “a specific circle,” but the Presidential Palace said that Azad had been sacked.

Azad, addressing a press conference here, said: “I was appointed nine months ago as deputy spokesman of the president. During this period, I witnessed some questionable activities of a specific circle in the Presidential Palace. I was not allowed to speak to the media.”

“I noticed this specific circle was showing negatively the president’s achievements and . . .

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