The United Arab Emirates confirmed today that former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has been “welcomed . . . into the country on humanitarian grounds”:
UAE Statement on President Ashraf Ghani: The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds.
— Emma Graham (@themmagraham) August 18, 2021
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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