One American Afghan Sarwar Ahmadzai who had been in the United States for past two decades intends to run for the presidential polls set for August 20 in his motherland, a local newspaper reported Wednesday.
"Ahmadzai, who headed the Afghan Student Union from 1990 to 1996, is planning to run for the upcoming presidential elections," Daily Outlook said, Xinhua reported.
It added that Ahmadzai visited Afghanistan early this year to have assessment of the ground realities in the war-torn country.
Seven more Afghans, including two former finance ministers and one former interior minister, have offered their candidacy for the top slot of the post-Taliban country.
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