Washington: Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has been accused of fleeing a helicopter abroad with a box of money, fearing the Taliban, but a US government watchdog has said he did not do so.
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has reported this information in its study.
Ashraf Gani left the country on August 15, 2021. Some more went with him. It is true that the money was taken by helicopter then. But its size is $ 1 million. For this, many officers and soldiers who were present at the scene on that day were interrogated. The report has been prepared on its basis.
If you take $ 169 million, as is widely said. It should only be stacked on a helicopter 7.5 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet high. Its weight would have been 3,722 pounds. I.e. almost 2 tons. But the helicopter cargo carrying Ashraf Gani was inconvenient.
But witnesses say one of the officers in the helicopter took $ 2 million, another $ 2.40 million, $ 5,000 and $ 10,000 in their handbags and pockets. If this were true a total of $ 5 million would have been taken away. But it is not certain where this money came from. However, these are shared by the Chancellor’s security officials.
Thus stated in the statement.
Exit NATO, US: 2021 August is not normal in world politics. US and NATO forces withdrew from Afghanistan. After confirming the arrival of the Taliban in Kabul, President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and took refuge abroad.
Russia’s Sputnik site reported that not only did he escape, but that four cars had taken a lot of money when President Ashraf Gani left.
I did not: Ashraf Ghani then posted on his Facebook page, “There was a swing over whether to leave the armed Taliban or the beloved country that saved my life for 20 years, but the Taliban militants are holding the country at gunpoint. They cannot win the hearts and minds of the people. If I do not leave, a lot of people will be killed, the city of Kabul will be a shambles, the biggest catastrophe will happen, the city of 60 lakh people will be bloodied. Kabul does not want to bleed the city.
It was alleged that I escaped in a helicopter with 4 suitcases full of $ 16.90 million from the government. That accusation is completely false. I only took a pair of clothes, underwear and a pair of sandals with me when I left Afghanistan. To say that money has been transferred to me is completely false information.
I am not in Tajikistan, I am in the United Arab Emirates. Such allegations are made to destroy my political life and my character. This is a completely baseless allegation. I am in talks about returning to Afghanistan and will be returning to the country soon. I thank the Afghan security forces. The Taliban seized power because the peace talks ended in failure. ”