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The Kabul banker who almost brought Afghanistan to its knees dies in prison
At the height of his powers, Sherkhan Farnood was a free-wheeling poster boy for Afghanistan's surging economy. The owner of at least 16 luxury Dubai properties and a regular fixture at the tables of the international poker circuit, he had come a long …