'Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul with USD 169 million in cash'

Afghanistans Ambassador to Tajikistan Mohammad Zahir Agbar has claimed that President Ashraf Ghani had taken 169 million with him when he fled AfghanistanHe said that Ghani should be arrested and the wealth of the Afghan nation be restored Ozodi reportedSpeaking at a news conference in Dushanbe on Wednesday Agbar called Ghanis escape a betrayal of the state and the nation and claimed that he had taken 169 million with himAgbar announced that Amrullah Saleh Ashraf Ghanis first deputy was legally the President of Afghanistan nowAshraf Ghani handed Afghanistan over to the Taliban We had more than 350000 equipped troops experienced military personnel and they did not fight the Taliban And we saw this in part in the northern regions of Afghanistan that border Tajikistan There are more than 20 districts there And they went over to the Taliban without mounting any resistance Agbar said in an interview with EurasianetAlso read UAE says Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is in the countryI think Ghani had a prior agreement with the Taliban He already had a plan for betrayal in his head He abandoned his supporters and betrayed the people of Afghanistan he addedI dont think that any government is going to put up with militants from their country being in Afghanistan and operating under the Talibans protection Afghanistan should not be a country that poses a threat to the neighbouring countries he saidWhat is more if the Taliban offer haven to terrorist groups from neighbouring countries what kind of border security can we talk about There are many foreign terrorists among the Taliban at this time Agbar claimedAmrullah Saleh himself had announced that in accordance with the Constitution in the absence of the President his escape or death he would be the acting or sponsor of the presidency of AfghanistanGhani had left Afghanistan on August 15 before the Taliban entered KabulThe Taliban which controls much of Afghanistan and plans to form a government has not yet responded to claims by Amrullah Saleh and his supportersMedia outlets citing diplomats at the Russian Embassy in Kabul reported that Ashraf Ghani had taken hundreds of millions of dollars with him Ghani and his family have not yet commented on the matterThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever