A year after the Taliban took over, Ashraf Ghani defended his decision to leave Kabul

The Taliban recaptured the Afghan capital Kabul on August 15, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

One year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday defended his decision to leave the country suddenly and secretly. 

In an interview with CNN, Ashraf Ghani said that he left Kabul without resistance because he did not want to be dishonored by surrendering to the Taliban. 

Ashraf Ghani said that when the Taliban attacked Kabul on August 15, When he reached the gate, he was left alone in the Afghan presidential palace as his guards had also disappeared. 

He further said that on the same day, the Defense Minister had told him that the defense of Kabul is not possible. 

Ashraf Ghani has been defending the escape from the presidential palace of Kabul without resisting the Taliban in the past, but during the interview on Sunday, he He shared many details in this regard. 

He claimed that a cook in his palace was offered a bribe of one hundred thousand dollars to poison him. 

"That's why I felt that the environment around me was no longer safe," he added, "I left Kabul to stop the Taliban and their supporters from once again insulting the President of Afghanistan and Ashraf Ghani said he was never afraid. 

According to critics, after Ashraf Ghani abruptly and secretly left Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, the country became disoriented as NATO and US forces were in the final stages of withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

also denied that he took millions of dollars in cash with him in a helicopter while leaving Afghanistan. 

It should be remembered that the Taliban government has announced a public holiday on August 15 on the completion of one year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan. 

According to the announcement made by the Taliban government, there will be a public holiday in the whole country on August 15 on the completion of one year of the liberation of Afghanistan from the American occupation and the completion of the Islamic Emirate. 

It should be remembered that after the withdrawal of the American forces last year, the Taliban announced that on August 15, 2021, Afghan Capital Kabul was recapture...

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