The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has confirmed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s arrival in the UAE.
“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,” it said in a statement.
Ghani's whereabouts have been the subject of much speculation since he fled from Afghanistan on Sunday, as the Taliban entered capital Kabul in the final stage to wrap up a 10-day lightning offensive across the country. On Sunday, a senior Interior Ministry official said Ghani had left for Tajikistan. A Foreign Ministry official said his location was unknown and the Taliban said it was checking his whereabouts.
Meanwhile, foreign media reported on Afghanistan contacting Interpol and asking it to arrest Ghani.
According to Forbes, the Afghan embassy in Tajikistan made the demand on charges of Ghani stealing from the country’s treasury. The Afghan embassy in Tajikistan has also demanded the arrest of former Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib and Ghani’s Chief Advisor Fazel Mahmood.
“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,” it said in a statement.
Ghani's whereabouts have been the subject of much speculation since he fled from Afghanistan on Sunday, as the Taliban entered capital Kabul in the final stage to wrap up a 10-day lightning offensive across the country. On Sunday, a senior Interior Ministry official said Ghani had left for Tajikistan. A Foreign Ministry official said his location was unknown and the Taliban said it was checking his whereabouts.
Meanwhile, foreign media reported on Afghanistan contacting Interpol and asking it to arrest Ghani.
According to Forbes, the Afghan embassy in Tajikistan made the demand on charges of Ghani stealing from the country’s treasury. The Afghan embassy in Tajikistan has also demanded the arrest of former Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib and Ghani’s Chief Advisor Fazel Mahmood.
