Official has revealed whereabout of President Ashraf Gani of Afghanistan.
Naijablog blog gathered that had flew to United Arab Emirate, UAE following taken of the country by Taliban.
His whereabout was confirm by the Gulf nation on the 18th of August 2021.
Naijablog gathered that President Ghani fled Afghanistan as the Taliban advanced on its capital city Kabul over the weekend.
The UAE’s foreign ministry has said that the country had welcomed Mr Ghani and his family on humanitarian grounds.
Meanwhile
Meanwhile, In a video address later on Wednesday, Mr Ghani said he had left Afghanistan to avoid bloodshed and prevent what he described as a “huge disaster”.
He also said rumours that he had travelled to the UAE with a large amount of money with him were “completely baseless” and “lies”.
Mr Ghani has faced intense criticism from other Afghan politicians for leaving the country.
“God will hold him accountable and the nation will also judge,” said Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation.
US President Joe Biden also criticised Afghanistan’s government for fleeing in a speech on Monday.
However, the US has continued to refer to “President Ghani”, with the State Department saying that there has not been a formal handover of power.
Mr Ghani came into office in 2014 and was re-elected in February 2020.
Speaking to the BBC earlier this year, he dismissed fears of a Taliban military victory. “This is not Vietnam. The government is not collapsing,” he said.
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