Ghani says he left Afghanistan to prevent 'bloodshed'


Dubai, Aug 19 (IANS): Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has claimed that he "was forced to leave Kabul and decided to leave my country in order to prevent bloodshed".

Ghani made the statement on Wednesday night, in an address compatriots in their native language Pashto, during a live Facebook broadcast from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reports Xinhua news agency.

"If I had stayed, I would be witnessing bloodshed in Kabul," he said.

He also issued a rebuttal against his critics who said he left Afghanistan hastily, saying that "those who think that I fled should not judge if they don't know all the details".

"They were going room-to-room to find me," Ghani said.

"Their decision was this: Whatever happened 25 years ago was going to be repeated. The President of Afghanistan once again was going to be hanged in front of the people's eyes, and such a shameful history would have been once again been repeated."

Ghani was referring to former President Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai, who was killed by the Taliban in 1996.

Ahmadzai's body was hanged from a traffic light pole outside the Presidential Palace.

Ghani has been bitterly criticised by former ministers for leaving the country suddenly as Taliban forces entered Kabul.

Ghani left his country on Sunday night after the Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Afghan capital Kabul.

He said he left Kabul on the advice of his security officials.

On Wednesday, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation confirmed that the country welcomed Ghani and his family "on humanitarian grounds".

The location of Ghani's spouse Rula Ghani and the former second vice president Sarwar Danesh is not clear.

But Ghani's first vice president Amrullah Saleh has said he is in Afghanistan.

 

  

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  • T.Lobo, Bejai

    Sat, Aug 21 2021

    You should have arranged for safe passage of Afghan minorities you coward...howcan you live with your self.

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  • myna, mysuru

    Fri, Aug 20 2021

    Ghani should add "he left Afghanistan with the loot to prevent bloodshed". This makes sense.

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  • Francis J Martis, Barkur/USA

    Thu, Aug 19 2021

    Ghani is a losing leader, he did not command Afghanistan Army, he was in the shade all the time, the leadership or command was in the hands of US and Allied Army commanders. He should have stayed to safegard the country, safeguard the town, instead he chose to save his life, he should have stayed back to lead his army from entering Kabul. Shame on him, it was better if he got killed while fighting for his people. Now we all see what is happening.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Thu, Aug 19 2021

    Enough is enough. why waste money, resources bloodshed, You look so depressed and exhausted since the time you started ruling Afghanistan since USA supported to bring democracy in the country. The country belongs to the people of Afghanistan and they must come to the understanding bring peace among the people . Now Russia & China make mess of what is remaining. Ultimately China will succeed in controlling the country. and finally they may take over PAK to expand China in the Southern South/Western sea port Karachi.

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  • ayes p, kudla/ksa

    Thu, Aug 19 2021

    If so: then why you took billions of money along with you in chartered flight & cars etc.

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  • arm, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 19 2021

    Same thing said by Mally, Chouksi and Modi.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Thane

    Thu, Aug 19 2021

    Coward ...

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