Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled with $169million in his cash-stuffed helicopter and has been given asylum in Dubai on ‘humanitarian grounds’, it has emerged.
Ghani fled the nation on Sunday night time because the Taliban encircled the capital – saying he wished to keep away from bloodshed – capping a navy victory that noticed them seize all cities in simply 10 days.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-6475411535774969&output=html&h=345&adk=131980950&adf=2859519708&pi=t.aa~a.3711510722~i.3~rp.4&w=414&lmt=1629296894&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=6841157363&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=414×345&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrendswide.com%2Fformer-afghan-president-ashraf-ghani-fled-with-169million-in-his-cash-stuffed-helicopter%2F&flash=0&fwr=1&pra=3&rh=320&rw=384&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&sfro=1&wgl=1&fa=27&dt=1629296986655&bpp=5&bdt=1824&idt=-M&shv=r20210812&mjsv=m202108100101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D9886c8e93446880e-22f86338adc9009b%3AT%3D1629296900%3ART%3D1629296900%3AS%3DALNI_MYk7UiLSh08j1FO9uy5CLrmqHaytA&prev_fmts=0x0%2C414x345%2C414x345&nras=2&correlator=846478019360&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1966590337.1629296899&ga_sid=1629296986&ga_hid=1687819970&ga_fc=0&u_tz=180&u_his=1&u_java=0&u_h=896&u_w=414&u_ah=896&u_aw=414&u_cd=32&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=0&ady=1604&biw=414&bih=725&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=42530672%2C21066428%2C31062313%2C20211866%2C31062297&oid=3&pvsid=778686844584811&pem=347&ref=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C414%2C0%2C414%2C896%2C414%2C725&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=4&uci=a!4&btvi=3&fsb=1&xpc=8ijvjGQdpn&p=https%3A//trendswide.com&dtd=33
He took with him 4 automobiles and a helicopter loaded with $169million in baggage of money – however was pressured to depart among the cash behind as it could not all match on the flight.
He reportedly fled to Tajikistan, however was diverted to Oman when officers in Dushanbe refused him permission to land. It was earlier reported Ghani had fled to Uzbekistan.
However the United Arab Emirates mentioned at the moment that it was internet hosting Afghan president Ashraf Ghani in Dubai ‘on humanitarian grounds’.
‘The UAE Ministry of Overseas Affairs and Worldwide Cooperation can verify that the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his household into the nation on humanitarian grounds,’ it mentioned in a short assertion.
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani fled to Dubai with $169m value of money because the Taliban accomplished their lightning conquest of the nation, it has emerged
It comes as scenes of chaos at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai airport continued for a 3rd day as 1000’s of Afghans attempt to flee the nation earlier than the Taliban impose their rule.
Crowds at Kabul’s airport at the moment had been forcibly dispersed by militants who fired photographs within the air and used whips and sharp objects to power 1000’s of Afghans away from the positioning. https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-6475411535774969&output=html&h=345&adk=131980950&adf=1952263654&pi=t.aa~a.3711510722~i.19~rp.4&w=414&lmt=1629296894&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=6841157363&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=414×345&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrendswide.com%2Fformer-afghan-president-ashraf-ghani-fled-with-169million-in-his-cash-stuffed-helicopter%2F&flash=0&fwr=1&pra=3&rh=320&rw=384&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&sfro=1&wgl=1&fa=27&dt=1629296986655&bpp=3&bdt=1824&idt=3&shv=r20210812&mjsv=m202108100101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D9886c8e93446880e-22f86338adc9009b%3AT%3D1629296900%3ART%3D1629296900%3AS%3DALNI_MYk7UiLSh08j1FO9uy5CLrmqHaytA&prev_fmts=0x0%2C414x345%2C414x345%2C414x345&nras=3&correlator=846478019360&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1966590337.1629296899&ga_sid=1629296986&ga_hid=1687819970&ga_fc=0&u_tz=180&u_his=1&u_java=0&u_h=896&u_w=414&u_ah=896&u_aw=414&u_cd=32&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=0&ady=3360&biw=414&bih=725&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=42530672%2C21066428%2C31062313%2C20211866%2C31062297&oid=3&pvsid=778686844584811&pem=347&ref=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C414%2C0%2C414%2C896%2C414%2C725&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=5&uci=a!5&btvi=4&fsb=1&xpc=YR2n8XYx79&p=https%3A//trendswide.com&dtd=39
And evacuation flights had been taking off virtually empty after the Taliban fashioned a hoop of metal across the website and barred most individuals from reaching it.
Russia mentioned on the time it could retain a diplomatic presence in Kabul and hopes to develop ties with the Taliban even because it says it’s no rush to recognise them because the nation’s rulers and can carefully observe their behaviour.
‘As for the collapse of the (outgoing) regime, it’s most eloquently characterised by the best way Ghani fled Afghanistan,’ Nikita Ishchenko, a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Kabul, was quoted as saying by RIA on August 16.
‘4 automobiles had been full of cash, they tried to stuff one other a part of the cash right into a helicopter, however not all of it match. And among the cash was left mendacity on the tarmac’.
Ischenko, the Russian embassy spokesman, confirmed his feedback to Reuters.
He cited ‘witnesses’ because the supply of his info. Reuters couldn’t independently verify the veracity of his account instantly.
President Vladimir Putin’s particular consultant on Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov mentioned earlier it was unclear how a lot cash the fleeing authorities would depart behind.
‘I hope the federal government that has fled didn’t take all the cash from the state funds. It will likely be the bedrock of the funds if one thing is left,’ Kabulov informed Moscow’s Ekho Moskvy radio station.
Pictured: Taliban fighters take management of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the nation, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, August 15, 2021
In a Fb publish, Ghani mentioned he had left the nation to keep away from clashes with the Taliban that may endanger hundreds of thousands of Kabul residents.
‘Expensive countrymen!’ he wrote. ‘Immediately, I got here throughout a tough alternative; I ought to stand to face the armed Taliban who wished to enter the palace or go away the pricey nation that I devoted my life to defending and defending the previous twenty years.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-6475411535774969&output=html&h=345&adk=131980950&adf=3713466089&pi=t.aa~a.3711510722~i.41~rp.4&w=414&lmt=1629296894&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=6841157363&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=414×345&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrendswide.com%2Fformer-afghan-president-ashraf-ghani-fled-with-169million-in-his-cash-stuffed-helicopter%2F&flash=0&fwr=1&pra=3&rh=320&rw=384&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&sfro=1&wgl=1&fa=27&dt=1629296986662&bpp=4&bdt=1832&idt=4&shv=r20210812&mjsv=m202108100101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D9886c8e93446880e-22f86338adc9009b%3AT%3D1629296900%3ART%3D1629296900%3AS%3DALNI_MYk7UiLSh08j1FO9uy5CLrmqHaytA&prev_fmts=0x0%2C414x345%2C414x345%2C414x345%2C414x345&nras=4&correlator=846478019360&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1966590337.1629296899&ga_sid=1629296986&ga_hid=1687819970&ga_fc=0&u_tz=180&u_his=1&u_java=0&u_h=896&u_w=414&u_ah=896&u_aw=414&u_cd=32&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=0&ady=4870&biw=414&bih=725&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=42530672%2C21066428%2C31062313%2C20211866%2C31062297&oid=3&pvsid=778686844584811&pem=347&ref=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C414%2C0%2C414%2C896%2C414%2C725&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=6&uci=a!6&btvi=5&fsb=1&xpc=mRkaSYMENU&p=https%3A//trendswide.com&dtd=599
‘If there have been nonetheless numerous countrymen martyred and they might face the destruction and destruction of Kabul metropolis, the outcome would have been an enormous human catastrophe on this six million metropolis.
‘The Taliban have made it to take away me, they’re right here to assault all Kabul and the folks of Kabul. With the intention to keep away from the bleeding flood, I assumed it was greatest to get out.’
Some social media customers branded Ghani, who didn’t disclose his location, a coward for leaving them in chaos.
‘The Taliban have gained with the judgement of their swords and weapons, and are actually accountable for the honour, property and self-preservation of their countrymen,’ Ghani mentioned after fleeing.
In a Fb publish on Sunday (pictured), Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani mentioned he fled the nation as a result of wished to keep away from bloodshed
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