Ashraf Ghani says he left Afghanistan in order to avoid bloodshed
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in a Facebook post - his first comments since leaving the country -- that he left the country in order to avoid clashes with the Taliban that would endanger millions of Kabul residents.
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- Published Date: 09:40 | 15 August 2021
- Modified Date: 09:44 | 15 August 2021
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday he left the country in order to avoid bloodshed, as the Taliban entered the presidential palace in Kabul.
Ghani left in order to avoid clashes with the Taliban that would endanger millions of Kabul residents, he said in a Facebook post - his first comments since leaving the country.
He did not disclose details on his current location.
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