Now former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he fled the country on Sunday to “avoid a bloodbath” when the Taliban entered Kabul, the country’s capital. The president’s word came minutes after Taliban fighters themselves released photos of his discovery in the presidential palace. “The Taliban won […] they are now responsible for the honor, ownership and self-preservation of their country,” said Ghani. in a Facebook message.
“Now they face a new historic test. Either they preserve Afghanistan’s name and honor or they give priority to other networks,” the president added. While it is not yet known where Gahni departed, local chroniclers reported that most likely, he went to Tajikistan, a nation located on the northeastern border of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, both the United States and other nations (Canada, Germany and France, among others) began evacuating their diplomats through Kabul airport, which was only authorized for military flights.
Finally, Ghani insisted that the Taliban must guarantee the security of all the country’s residents and gain legitimacy with “all the people, nations, different sectors, sisters and women of Afghanistan”. “They must leave a clear plan to make and share with the public. I will always continue to serve my nation with an intellectual moment and a plan to be developed”, he added in a statement.
News of his flight was announced by Abdullah Abdullah, former foreign minister and current chairman of the Superior Council for National Reconciliation. “He left Afghanistan in difficult times. May God hold him accountable,” he said in a video, also posted on Facebook.
In this sense, after the departure of the head of state, the Executive was in charge of a transitional council, formed by Abdulla himself and by former president Hamid Karzai, which will be in charge of handing over power to the Taliban. In turn, the Taliban command He stated that there will be no transitional government, but “a total transfer” of power.
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