From Afghanistan's finance minister to cab driver
Now a taxi driver in Washington DC, Khalid Payenda once oversaw a multi-billion dollar budget.
Khalid Payenda served as Afghanistan's finance minister, but fled the country last summer just days before Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Now the former politician drives for a ride-sharing company in W… [+85 chars]
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