Former Afghan President Ghani issues 'explanation' statement to Afghan people -- only in English

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Weeks after fleeing Afghanistan, former President Ashraf Ghani issues ‘explanation’ statement to Afghan people — only in English

More than three weeks after fleeing Kabul by helicopter as the Taliban swept through the capital, former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a statement late Wednesday in apology to his fellow countrymen. “I owe the Afghan people an explanation for leaving Kabul abruptly on August 15 after Taliban unexpectedly entered the city,” Ghani began, in a letter posted to his Twitter account that was written only in English.

Three days after his speedy departure and amid apocalyptic scenes of panic at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport as desperate Afghans tried to flee the country, Ghani resurfaced in the United Arab Emirates, whose government confirmed it had welcomed him and his family on humanitarian grounds.

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Ghani has been accused of engaging in and profiting from rampant corruption. Rumors abounded among Afghans and analysts that the 72-year-old took millions of dollars in cash with him when he left, and Russian state media reported the same. Ghani in his letter denied the accusations.

“I must now address baseless allegations that as I left Kabul I took with me millions of dollars belonging to the Afghan people. These charges are completely and categorically false. Corruption is a plague that has crippled our country for decades and fighting corruption has been a central focus in my efforts as president.”

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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/09/ashraf-ghani-afghanistan-ex-president-issues-explanation-after-fleeing.html

[DFW]

1. Well, if you're only going to make one address, I understand

If the king of Belgium is only going to address the nation once, he might do the same. If he speaks only Flemish, he pisses off the French speakers, and if he speaks only French, he pisses iff the Dutch speakers. If an Afghan leader addresses the whole nation, and wants too speak a local language, he had better either speak English or give his address in Farsi, Urdu, Pashto and Darí so as not to anger or favor any of the major groups there.

[Sneederbunk]

2. I took with me millions of dollars belonging to the US?