The Russian embassy in Kabul announced today that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country in four cars and a helicopter full of cash, while he was also forced to leave behind some money as not all could fit, the Russian news agency RIA reported, reports APE.
Ghani, whose whereabouts are unknown at the moment, said he left Afghanistan on Sunday as Taliban they entered the city virtually without encountering any resistance. He added that he wanted to avoid bloodshed. Russia has said it will maintain a diplomatic presence in Kabul and hopes to develop relations with the Taliban, although it says it is in no hurry to recognize them as the country’s rulers and will closely monitor their behavior.
“As for the collapse of the (outgoing) regime, it is eloquently characterized by the way Gany escaped from Afghanistan,” said Nikita Istchenko, a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Kabul, according to RIA. “Four cars were full of money, they tried to fill a helicopter with another part of the money, but they did not fit all. “And some of the money was left on the runway at the airport,” he said.
Istchenko, a spokesman for the Russian embassy, ​​confirmed the allegations to Reuters. He cited “eyewitnesses” as his source of information. Reuters could not immediately confirm the accuracy of his account from an independent source. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, had earlier said it was unclear how much money the ousted government would leave behind.
“I hope the government that escaped did not get all the money from the state budget. “If there is anything left, it will be the basis of the budget,” Kabulov told Moscow’s Echo radio station.
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