the former president of afghanistan, ashraf ghani, has said he made a sudden decision to flee his country on august 15th, minutes after his security forces at the palace told him they could no longer protect him or the capital. in a conversation with the former british chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter, mr ghani said he had been made a scapegoat for afghanistan s crisis. he said his only mistake was to trust his international partners, including the united states. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports. chaos in kabul. the upheaval of august. afghans, fleeing for the airport when the taliban swept in. even president ashraf ghani. he slipped away secretly, in a helicopter. in statements on social media, he said he did it to save kabul and his life. now, he has spoken about that day, and forces
he made a sudden decision to flee his country on august 15th, minutes after his security forces at the palace told him they could no longer protect him or the capital. in a conversation with the former british chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter for the bbc radio four s today programme, mr ghani said he had been made a scapegoat for afg hanistan s crisis. he said his only mistake was to trust his international partners, including the united states. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet reports. chaos in kabul. the upheaval of august. afghans, fleeing for the airport when the taliban swept in. even president ashraf ghani. he slipped away secretly, in a helicopter. in statements on social media, he said he did it to save kabul and his life.
for everybody to search. general carter was also a key player in efforts to find a different way out of this war. do you think if you d stayed you would have been able to get them to understand? no. because, unfortunately, i was painted in total black. and all that came because we were never given the opportunity it became an american issue, not an afghan issue. they erased us. a deal was signed last year. the afghan government was not part of it. there was little trust between him and the envoy. if it. there was little trust between him and the envoy. him and the envoy. if that was a legitimate him and the envoy. if that was a legitimate fear, him and the envoy. if that was a legitimate fear, he him and the envoy. if that was a legitimate fear, he should - him and the envoy. if that was a legitimate fear, he should have|
of defending me, and dr mohib the us congress i think has recently asked john sopko, the us inspector general for afghanistan, to investigate allegations that when you left the country a certain amount of money went with you. i want to categorically state i did not take any money out of the country. the helicopters, in our first destination, were available for everybody to search. general carter was also a key player in efforts to find a different way out of this war. do you think if you d stayed you would have been able to get them to understand? no. because, unfortunately, i was painted in total black. and all that came because we were never given the opportunity to sit down with them. it became an american issue, not an afghan issue. they erased us. there s a big what if . what if the president had stayed?
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