Taliban won, Afghan president said and said he fled to avoid bloodshed

In a statement posted on Facebook, he said he fled the country to avoid “a bloodbath” and noted that if he had not done so, “countless patriots would be martyred and the city of Kabul would be destroyed “.

He also assured that although they won “the judgment of the sword”, they did not win “the legitimacy of hearts”. “Never in history has the dry power given legitimacy to anyone and it will not be. Now they face a new historic test: they will protect the name and honor of Afghanistan. or prioritize other locations and networks, ”he added.

The ousted president, who left the country after the Taliban entered the capital, Kabul, is in Uzbekistan, Al Jazeera reported, as quoted by The Guardian.

Ghani arrived in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, just over 1,200 kilometers north of Kabul, with his wife, chief of staff and national security adviser.