The State Department of the United States commented on the Escape of the former President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani after the capture of the country by the Taliban militants (terrorist movement, prohibited in Russia). According to RIA Novosti, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmai Khalilzad said that the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was shocked by the actions of Gani.
According to Khalilzad, Blinken spent a telephone conversation with the ex-head of Afghanistan in the evening before his secret escape, but the plans for the father’s advantage of the Afghan leader were not discussed. He noted that Ghani during the call never pointed to their intentions to leave the country. “Everything, including the United States, was shocked by the fact that the case of” B, “the diplomat was emphasized in an interview with Arian News TV channel.
Previously, the United States rejected his involvement in the run of Gani from Afghanistan. Anthony Blinken in an interview with the Afghan TV channel Tolonews assured that the United States did not participate in the organization of the operation, and noted that during joint negotiations on the telephone Ghani was ready to fight the militants “Taliban” to the end.
On August 15, Gani escaped from Kabul to the capital of the Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi. It happened when the Taliban entered Kabul and moved to the Palace of the President. According to some reports, Gani stole a large amount of money from the Afghan budget before Escape.