Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country on August 15, 2021, leading to the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, stated that“autocracy, the sword, the gun, and the explosion” cannot ...

President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan as the Taliban swept into Kabul, but he has defended his decision to abandon the country as his government fell and U.S. forces pulled out.

A year after he fled Afghanistan, former President Ashraf Ghani said he left because he did not want to give the Taliban, and its supporters, a chance to humiliate an Afghan president. Ghani told ...

Afghanistan: Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on the morning of August 15, 2021, the day the Taliban took control, he had "no inkling" that it would be his last day in Afghanistan.

The former President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani said he was given “no more than two minutes” to get ready to flee Kabul in August, during the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the country’s ...

But many insist Ashraf Ghani's sudden secret departure on 15 August scuppered a deal, which was all-but done, to secure a more orderly transition. Either way, the Taliban were certain to dominate.

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani breaks silence, defends decision to flee Then-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is seated after his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, June 25, 2021.

But many insist Ashraf Ghani's sudden secret departure on 15 August scuppered a deal, which was all-but done, to secure a more orderly transition. Either way, the Taliban were certain to dominate.

Mr Ghani abruptly left Afghanistan as Taliban militants advanced on the capital on 15 August. He said he had not intended to abandon his people but "it was the only way".

Ashraf Ghani: 'I apologise that I could not make it end differently' 8 September 2021 Reuters Mr Ghani said he was forced to leave Kabul by his security team in a live Facebook post last month ...

Ashraf Ghani, on the other hand, refuted reports of both fleeing the country and fleeing with money. From the UAE, he gave a message saying that he was forced to leave the country to avoid bloodshed.