Posted on Aug 22, 2022
Ex-Afghan president explains why he fled the country
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...."Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is offering an explanation some three weeks after he abruptly fled the capital city of Kabul via helicopter as the Taliban began moving in.
"I owe the Afghan people an explanation for leaving Kabul abruptly on August 15 after Taliban unexpectedly entered the city," the 72-year-old Ghani wrote in a letter posted to his Twitter account Wednesday.
Ghani's exact whereabouts and condition were murky in the days after he fled Afghanistan with his family in mid-August, as it became clear the Taliban was overtaking the capital of Kabul. The United Arab Emirates ultimately said he had come there.
Shortly after Ghani left Kabul, the Taliban entered the presidential palace. The timing of Ghani's exit caught the U.S. government by surprise and fueled questions about how the government could collapse so quickly and why he chose to leave.
Despite reports that Ghani decided to flee "in minutes" after he attempted to negotiate safe passage with Taliban leaders, in his letter published Wednesday he insisted he left "at the urging of the palace security who advised me that to remain risked setting off the same horrific street-to-street fighting the city had suffered during the Civil War of the 1990s."...
...."Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is offering an explanation some three weeks after he abruptly fled the capital city of Kabul via helicopter as the Taliban began moving in.
"I owe the Afghan people an explanation for leaving Kabul abruptly on August 15 after Taliban unexpectedly entered the city," the 72-year-old Ghani wrote in a letter posted to his Twitter account Wednesday.
Ghani's exact whereabouts and condition were murky in the days after he fled Afghanistan with his family in mid-August, as it became clear the Taliban was overtaking the capital of Kabul. The United Arab Emirates ultimately said he had come there.
Shortly after Ghani left Kabul, the Taliban entered the presidential palace. The timing of Ghani's exit caught the U.S. government by surprise and fueled questions about how the government could collapse so quickly and why he chose to leave.
Despite reports that Ghani decided to flee "in minutes" after he attempted to negotiate safe passage with Taliban leaders, in his letter published Wednesday he insisted he left "at the urging of the palace security who advised me that to remain risked setting off the same horrific street-to-street fighting the city had suffered during the Civil War of the 1990s."...
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If you can’t kill the man, kill his character. Great points about lack of support from Afghan allies. He shows great restraint for name calling and doesn’t allow any political side to use him. It appears here is a good man. Thank you for an excellent interview.
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