28 minutes agoSaid he left with bags full of money, former Afghanistan president apologises to Afghans
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghan, who fled to the United Arab Emirates, apologised to Afghans who left Kabul on the day the Taliban came to power. At the same time, he denied reports that when he left he took away several dozen dollars. “Leaving Kabul was the most difficult decision [...]
“Escape from Kabul was the most difficult decision of my life, but I believe it was the only way to put down the weapons and save the city and its six million residents” he said.
The time has not come to assess the events that led to my departure, he will mention in detail in the near future. But I have to face groundless accusations that when I left Kabul, I took tens of millions of dollars with me. These charges are false” he said.
“Corruption is a plague that has plagued our country for decades, and the fight against it has been at the heart of my efforts as president. I inherited a “monster” that cannot be easily and soon” he said, adding that he was seeking a UN-sponsored search to prove his innocence in stealing money.
A few days after Ghan left Kabul, a Russian embassy spokesman in Kabul said the Afghan president had transported $19m to four cars heading for the airport, but not all were taken by the helicopter, and some were packed with dollars left on the track.
