Ashraf Ghani says he escaped Afghanistan to keep away from bloodshed

Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has issued his first message after fleeing the nation on fifteenth August after the Taliban captured the capital Kabul. In a video message issued on Facebook, Ghani alleged that he was compelled to depart Afghanistan because the Taliban was planning to kill him, and denied stories of taking large quantities of cash with him.
Ashraf Ghani mentioned that he wished to switch energy to the Taliban peacefully. But he was evicted in opposition to his will, as he didn’t wish to cling because the president of Afghanistan. He mentioned that he was compelled to depart Kabul because the Taliban was searching for him. He mentioned that he determined to not trigger bloodshed within the capital, and that’s why fled the nation to keep away from an enormous catastrophe.
He mentioned that he was within the presidential palace when the guards instructed him {that a} coupe-like state of affairs was growing quick after the Taliban had entered the capital, and he determined to flee shortly. Refuting the stories that he fled with large quantities of money and luxurious automobiles in a helicopter, Ghani mentioned that his principal property are books, and he solely managed to carry just a few books with him. He termed the accusations of fleeing with hundreds of thousands in money as utterly baseless and lies.
Ashraf Ghani added that he didn’t have the time to vary from slippers to footwear, and fled in what he was carrying at the moment. The former president confirmed that he’s in UAE, and mentioned that he’ll return to Afghanistan in close to future. He added that some confidential paperwork have been left on the Presidential Palace, which have fallen into the palms of the Taliban now.
The former president appreciated the efforts of former president Hamid Karzai and National Reconciliation chairperson Abdullah Abdullah within the easy transition of energy. However, he kept away from mentioning his vp Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself the appearing president and mobilising resistance in opposition to the Taliban within the Panjshir province in Afghanistan, the one province nonetheless not captured by the Taliban.
Ashraf Ghani mentioned that he’s consulting with others for the efforts to carry peace to Afghanistan and to return and battle for the sovereignty of his nation.
Amid the speculations of attainable locations of Ghani after he fled Kabul on Sunday, right this moment UAE had confirmed that they welcomed Ghani and his household on humanitarian grounds.