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Ex-banker behind Afghan embezzlement dies in jail

Sher Khan Fernod, the founder and former head of Kabul Bank, who was convicted of siphoning funds from the bank in a case involving the brother of former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, died of heart attack in Kabul prison. "Fernod had served three years of his jail term. He

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Published 26 August 2018, 8:00 · Updated 22:05

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Ex-banker behind Afghan embezzlement dies in jail

Sher Khan Fernod, the founder and former head of Kabul Bank, who was convicted of siphoning funds from the bank in a case involving the brother of former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, died of heart attack in Kabul prison.

“Fernod had served three years of his jail term. He died on Friday morning and his body will be handed over to his family,” said Sayed Ghafoor Ahmed Javed, a spokesman in the defence ministry.

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