Afghanistan’s deposed president Ashraf Ghani defended his decision to leave the country as the Taliban seized power, saying his life was in imminent danger and he is in talks to return.
Resurfacing in the United Arab Emirates after days of speculation over his whereabouts, Ghani said in a video posted on Facebook on Wednesday night that he fled to avoid chaos as Taliban fighters swooped into Kabul over the weekend and toppled his government.
“I had to leave Afghanistan in order to prevent bloodshed, in order to make sure that a huge disaster is prevented,” Ghani said, according to a translation provided by Al Jazeera. “I’m in consultation with others to return so that I can continue my efforts for justice.”
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