Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, now in UAE, is accused of taking $169 million in cash with him

And multiple reporters are quoting the new Afghan ambassador in Tajikistan saying that Ghani fled the country with $169 million in cash:

New: Afghan ambassador in Tajikistan says President Ashraf Ghani escaped with $169m worth of cash in bags before Kabul fell to the Taliban, BBC reports.

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) August 18, 2021

Afghan ambassador in Tajikistan says Ashraf Ghani escaped with bags full of 169 million US dollars when Kabul was falling.

— Kawoon Khamoosh (@KawoonKhamoosh) August 18, 2021

That’s . . . a lot of bags:

how many bags??? https://t.co/ZmxSfFgkMV

— bomani (@bomani_jones) August 18, 2021

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