Afghan President says fleeing the country was "a hard choice"

아프칸 대통령이 유혈사태를 막기 위해서 대통령궁에서 평화적 정권인양을 하기로 한 계획은

     그가 Uzbekistan(우즈베키스탄)으로 도피하면서, 무산되었다.  

 The Taliban have taken control of the presidential palace in Kabul after President Ashraf Ghani

 fled the country. Earlier talks to form a transitional government appear to have been

scuppered by Ghani's departure.

 

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani attends a security meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 14, 2021. (Reuters Photo) Afghanistan’s embattled President Ashraf Ghani fled the country Sunday as the Taliban moved further into Kabul, officials said. His countrymen and foreigners alike raced for the nearest exit, signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.

 

From CNN's Hira Humayun

In a Facebook post on Sunday following his departure from the country, former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he will “always continue to serve” the nation.

“I will always continue to serve my nation through offering ideas and programs,” Ghani wrote.

 “Today, I came across a hard choice; if I should stand to face the armed Taliban who wanted to enter the palace, or leave the dear country that I dedicated my life to protecting and caring for the past twenty years,” he said.

 

“The Taliban have made it a point to remove me, they are here to attack all Kabul and the people of Kabul. In order to avoid the flood of bloodshed, I thought it was best to get out,” he added. 

Earlier on Sunday, sources told CNN Ghani and other senior Afghan officials fled the country. Two sources told CNN Ghani fled to Tajikistan. One of the sources, an Afghan source added that Tajikistan will not be his final destination but refused to say where he would go from there. It is unknown where Ghani made the Facebook post from.

 

Ghani added that the Taliban have taken control with “swords and guns” and are “responsible for protecting the countrymen's honor, wealth and self-esteem.”

“They didn't win the legitimacy of hearts,” Ghani said, adding, “They are now facing a new historical test; either they will protect the name and honor of Afghanistan or they will prioritize other places and networks.” 

 

“In order to win legitimacy and hearts of the people, it is necessary for Taliban to give assurance to all the people, tribes, different segments, sisters and women of Afghanistan and to make clear plans and share them with the public,” Ghani wrote.(-)