Share:On Sunday, Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani ostensibly fled Kabul for Tajikistan after Taliban* militants entered the Afghan capital without a fight. Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who stepped down to prevent further violence in his country, was fleeing Kabul escorted with cars filled with cash, a Russian Embassy spokesman told Sputnik on Monday. And some of the money was left on the runway", Russian diplomatic mission spokesperson Nikita Ishenko said. The Taliban entered Kabul without a fight on Sunday, with President Ghani fleeing the country shortly thereafter. According to Ghani, the militant group may have won the "trial of sword and guns", but is yet to win the hearts of the Afghan people.

Source: The Nation August 16, 2021 09:22 UTC