Former Republican President Donald Trump Calling former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani “a complete liar,” he added, “He murdered.”
Trump made comments in an interview on Tuesday night Fox News host Sean Hannity. Hannity asked Trump about his relationship with Taliban When Trump prepares to withdraw, the leader and the Afghan government American armies Army from the region.
First, Trump stated that he had negotiated with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, the co-founder of the Taliban. Trump stated that he told the Taliban leaders that the US troop withdrawal was a “condition-based agreement.” Trump said that if the Taliban harm any American or allies, the United States will retaliate by bombing the hometown of the Taliban leader and other parts of the country.
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“I thought about it [the Taliban] Reached an agreement with the Afghan government,” Trump continued. “Frankly, I have never had much confidence in Ghani now. I openly and frankly, I think he is a complete liar. “
Trump then said that Ghani “spends all his time on catering for our senators.” He added: “The senators are in his pocket. This is one of the problems we encountered. But I never liked him… He escaped murder in many different ways.”
Trump did not explain the way Ghani “escaped the murder”.
Trump also said that he suspected that Ghani had fled with cash when he secretly left Afghanistan last Sunday. Trump said that Trump’s suspicions are based on Ghani’s “lifestyle”, “his house” and “where he lives.”
Trump’s claim that Ghani ran away with money may have originated from the Russian embassy in Kabul. The embassy reported that Ghani and his party left with “four cars full of money.” Russian news agency RIA reported. The Russian government since then Provide “political support” to the country’s new Taliban ruler, The Taliban said.
Gani is currently hiding in an unknown place. When the Taliban’s Islamic extremist army occupied the capital Kabul, he fled his country. Gani later said that he left to avoid more violence and bloodshed by those who might defend his rule.
However, Saad Mohseni, the owner of one of Afghanistan’s most popular TV stations, told New York Times Gani will be remembered as a traitor by his countrymen.
“[Ghani] Will be called the Benedict Arnold of Afghanistan,” Mohseni said. “People will spit on his grave for another 100 years.
Ghani received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in New York City.After he was in World Bank Before returning to Kabul as a senior special adviser United NationsFrom 2002 to 2004, he became the Minister of Finance of Afghanistan and is known for fighting corruption in the government.He also published a book titled Repair the failed state: rebuild the framework of the broken world.
George Parker told National Public Radio that although Ghani had a vision for the modernization of Afghanistan, he was also known for his grumpiness and isolation from major allies across the country, and that he needed to help him govern. Packer analyzes Ghani New Yorker Magazine In 2016.
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