Ex-Afghan president explains why he fled the country

One year after he left his homeland and presidency in Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani tells Fareed he didn't want to give the Taliban the pleasure of humiliating another Afghan president. #CNN #News

[@GABA-Gool]

I don't blame him for leaving. But saying "I will die defending this country" and then not doing it, just makes you question how truthful he is in general.

[@imanafdar]

Yeah he is exposed

[@yaseenamin8056]

Not 1 bi t

[@Zarinaderi]

He is a liar, his intention was to leave not just by himself but with loads of cash

[@ROBLOXGamingDavid]

He failed to do like Zelenskyy does (but the fall of Kabul happened 6 months before the _special military--_ f**k that its invasion; pure & simple, occurred in Ukraine)

[@thesoundofanimalsfighting5557]

Don't blame him for leaving? In situations like those, the country needs their leader to lead its people and defend their homeland. Yet he ran away like a cowardly dog. Look at Zelenskyy, even when Russia is in full scale invasion of his country, he does not run away.

[@Oliverqueen007]

I don't remember the last time I watched an interview where a journalist let a guest finish a sentence without interrupting the guest. Good work Farid.

[@alscar7423]

Watch Tucker Carlson's interviews on Fox, they all are like this, I'd say even better.

[@marcusmonroe7084]

But some of his answers was way to long, like he was lying. You can tell where they cut and edited it.

[@bilsid]

@@alscar7423 Yeah I saw Tucker interviewing Rutger Bregman. the dude silenced the guy when he started speaking facts lol

[@alscar7423]

@@bilsid try to accept the truth. don't trust anyone.

[@AlxzAlec]

yeah many journalists are rude and interrupt to get some action out of the interview so people wanna watch it

[@waliul280]

Short answer : I was too scared

[@UNCLESAM-TV]

There is one lesson I learnt from the interview which is Never Trust the United States of America 😢

[@WarAndThunder-li2iv]

Still better than The Russians

[@asifhussain7097]

@@WarAndThunder-li2ivno. Absolutely not the usa are the biggest terrorists since this world was created

[@Anabyakhan2000]

Agreed

[@nightowl7261]

​@WarAndThunder-li2iv That's what ab American would say. But no. The Americans aren't trustworthy. Left their Viet allies Left their middle eastern allies Didn't support Georgia in 2008 against Russia. US = bad record of helping "allies"

[@_Nigga_.]

@@WarAndThunder-li2ivnah

[@romansixbert4529]

“If you can’t kill the man, you attempt to kill his character.” wow love that!!

[@saye8560]

Don't follow his words. He is a deceiver

[@romansixbert4529]

@@saye8560 I’d say I like that phrase. I don’t wanna be in a position to judge who he is ‘cause I don’t know him personally.

[@stopworrying8850]

He has no character to be destroyed, because he is a dog of USA and betrayer to Afghanistan

[@myfraction1]

He also said he would die for his country but he did the opposite.

[@DannyMancheno]

@@myfraction1 And if he said to eat your vegetables, do we suddenly start to question if vegetables are good or bad? Even the average person can objectively separate a message from messenger and form an opinion with no regard to who said it, very easily.

[@jotr.9786]

Dude speaks more coherently in english than some american politicians.

[@tindotti3788]

I just immediately thought of Laren Bobart, Clan mom, and Donald Jack lantern Tr*mp

[@samiarefi5222]

He is an American puppet!

[@cl4998]

More coherent than Biden, that's for sure.

[@seosamhv]

Cause he’s an American puppet

[@kamgarhossein8374]

Yeah coz dude was dealin’ with americans from the start

[@henrymeow5950]

Damn when he said. We never got thru conversations just foreplay! I felt it

[@karenhermon1466]

My fiance died in Afghanistan 8 years ago and he loved the people of Afghanistan so he served over there and I'm never going to recover from my loss. I am heart broken to see such suffering.

[@omnijonn277]

Sorry 😔

[@vorpalinferno9711]

It worked out fine. You got another fiance.

[@Pikachu-xz9gb]

@@vorpalinferno9711 WTF

[@faizabilal4750]

@@vorpalinferno9711 a person has lost a family man and what the hell are you talking about? That man served his country for people like u who can live a peaceful happy life and your just disrespecting that!! Animal!!

[@vehement-critic_q8957]

Your fiance should've not went there, but what had happened, happened. The US invaded Afghanistan under the pretext of waging war on terror. They could solve it on their own, but it's all based on self interests that both the common militants of the US , Taliban & the civilians in Afghanistan pay the worst price for the sake of the warlords.

[@5133937]

No sense in dying for a lost cause, especially when your own cooks are being bribed to poison you. I don't blame the guy at all.

[@veev2561]

It's complicated.we know what we are signing up for when trying to restore,free these people beginning 2001.we must have empathy,learn the lessons,not live in blame,hate,all human life matters.what biden admin did was sad,shockingly.

[@mikered1974]

@Immabouttobe Bannedagain12 how he gonna resist when all high rank officers in military and police force Deserted entire Kabul garrison is in Panic no more generals to give orders they all fled with no single shots there are many comparing it in Fall of Saigon I disagree ARVN forces fought till April 29 ,1975 and many ARVN generals have been captured but with Afghan National Army no single ANA generals was been Captured in the day Kabul falls because they all fled in the sights of Taliban so in the case of Former Afghan President what will be his Options.

[@Mweemba_Sr]

💯%

[@thegreatbuwante519]

I don’t blame him either 🫡

[@Tengrikut121]

Let his wife cook for him,so simple

[@zw246]

I’m glad he spoke to the media. Not defending or shaming him, it’s good to hear his side of this.

[@akbarakbar6604]

I am sorry but so far the western media has only told his side of the story! Nobody in Afghanistan doubts his corruption and his role in handing the government to Tlbn. Talbn won because they had INSIDE HELP! He refused to give orders to fight till the end! Hw also conspired against antitaliban forces by not giving them weapons. He planned everything and was in charge of all of military restructuring.

[@akbarakbar6604]

I am sorry but so far the western media has only told his side of the story! Nobody in Afghanistan doubts his corruption and his role in handing the government to Tlbn. Talbn won because they had INSIDE HELP! He refused to give orders to fight till the end! Hw also conspired against antitaliban forces by not giving them weapons. He planned everything and was in charge of all of military restructuring.

[@worldview730]

Wish he had did that while he was running

[@henryhill3778]

"One needs to understand, I"m not stupid, I didn't have my passport on me, it was in my suit case.... I did get on a plane... As soon as I knew the plane was loaded with all the cash it could safely take off with, I got the hell out..."

[@guestinthisword.87yearsago35]

You're funny huh I'm sure if u were In his position you'd shit urself then run a like suss

[@nikotakai8796]

And where is this coming from?

[@MassihSadat-tq3yw]

He had a long explanation which isn’t even adequate he asserted that he didn’t know where he was gonna go even though that was not correct he was a man who was really afraid of being humiliated as he himself said but his betrayal to Afghanistan has been one of the most devastating experience that afghan people have witnessed.

[@83westeagle]

Smh! So many keyboard warriors calling this man a coward. When was the last time you fought something other than traffic and heartburn?

[@firstgopinbredhillbilliesl6100]

we live in a world where the highly uneducated know every thing.

[@firstgopinbredhillbilliesl6100]

well he told the truth and trump made the deal with the Taliban so there you have it.

[@glockumollie1230]

He himself said he would not leave, he is convicted by his own words.

[@telebubba5527]

@@glockumollie1230 That doesn't mean he should stay in an indefensible position.

[@83westeagle]

@@irene56 thank you for sayiing that. Most of ppl commenting about him fleeing have never been in that position and never been away from the comfort of their couch. This was not an easy decision, but a necessary one. To answer your question, SMH = Shaking my head.

[@ashlaunicaalpari4584]

It’s important that we finally hear from this man publicly

[@halimam3604]

Stole the money and left to Dubai

[@ajx8571]

@@halimam3604 where is the evidence

[@ashlaunicaalpari4584]

And yes hearing from him only tells his version of what happened. Doesn’t place blame or guilt. None the less it’s still important we finally hear from him after what happened.

[@B_Bodziak]

@@ashlaunicaalpari4584 The US 100% betrayed him when they agreed to exclude him from a meeting between the Taliban and US. The US gave the Taliban everything they demanded with nothing in return. He should have left Afghanistan the next day, imho.

[@MultiPetercool]

You have to remember that fraud in the Afghan military was rampant. There were ghost soldiers on the US payroll and the pay all went to corrupt generals. The defense forces he claims just “dissolved” never really existed to begin with.

[@zubaralhadeed]

i also thought ill of him until i heard this interview, he looks like an informed level headed guy

[@HewhocS]

His voice fits his actions

[@ottebya]

this is actually an amazing interview that does a phenomenal job summarizing the situation that unfolded over the last few years

[@sky_projektor]

Yes, as per Mr Ghani's account the Taliban had no opponents to counter them on ground and protect the President of Afganistan, in Kabul. That's pretty strange and very odd too! I wonder why such a mentality of defeat & abandonment prevail in the Afghan nation in the first place. There was rampant corruption during his time and Afghans were becoming too reliant on the US.

[@ottebya]

@@chroninite1234 yup

[@op3129]

@@sky_projektor " Taliban had no opponents to counter them" give a year. bc trump negotiated ONLY with taliban in 2022 doha agreement. "as per Mr Hamid Karzai'" ahh ... THERE it is.

[@op3129]

​ @Angshuman karzai - gone in 2014 "during his time" is weird given that ... and Ghani in 2021. it's like y'all don't understand calendars.

[@user-kf3ru7ry9d]

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[@pohanahawaii]

👍 Great interview! I feel bad for him now, hearing his point of view. I'm glad he has the opportunity to explain his side and clarify things that have been misunderstood.

[@saye8560]

He is a deceiver, due to his corruption, fascism, arrogance during 7 years of his presidency he and cabinet members have made huge amount of corruption that is why we Afghans are suffering from his acts. Never think that he is a man of principles, he is an empty head with vast corruption background

[@stopworrying8850]

You feel bad for betrayer!

[@sidritqafzezi3958]

This was a puppet of Soros&Co. He wss not elected by the Afghanis.

[@Pattys1967]

I thought hecwas that other guy too,they lookvalot alike,don't you thino

[@tripham4720]

You feel sympathy for him? Ha? He was a coward and crook that couldn’t lead his people since 2 decades of military support from the US. He had no commanders to protect him and the people, so it means he is a poor leader for the last 2 decades. Also, let me remind you that he made off with millions, while all his people are under Taliban control. Don’t let these redemption interview cloud your judgment. Leaders are supposed be to be leaders. Look up the The Ukrainian President.

[@panagiotisandoniou2899]

Well spoken. And wise men

[@hellchemical]

Wft ..... he's fuckin coward

[@teddyflowers2798]

He ran like Scooby-Doo when he's being chased by a monster

[@umarc2634]

😂😂

[@JamesJones-mm2nm]

That last comment by him was most telling! Release of of Taliban

[@telebubba5527]

Ordered by Trump....

[@ibnmohammedali2416]

FALL and RISE of Taliban Taken of their GLORY🙏

[@Fee.1]

Trump negotiated with him to keep his rep clean of any problems and that’s all he cared about

[@op3129]

@@ibnmohammedali2416 nah. taliban are small frightened little men, using terrorism (and schotastic terrorism) to abuse others. bc losers can't win by ideas. (stupid small peen bs)

[@winning3329]

Because they are his fellow brotherhood

[@massifaqiri6711]

As an Afghan, there are my questions: Who was behind the blitzkrieg takeover of provinces (by the Taliban) in the months leading to the collapse? Why didn't he leave his power to other Afghan rulers, when he was asked countless times, during the peace talk? (Given that he ran away later anyways and it would have helped the peace talk) Why didn't he allow the people to get armed and resist, despite countless calls from the people all over the Afghanistan? Is his humiliation (a doubtful assumption) more important than the humiliation that the people went through after his flight? Lastly, if he had stayed, chaos wouldn't have been as big during the collapse. He was just a coward with no power, hence no reason to stay.

[@sergiuconstantin5866]

From all i know, in my opinion, he cannot compare with the ukrainian president. He blame that he lost support of his peoples, but this is the result of being corrupt. The fact that president Zelenski have men and wemen wiling to fight by his side, tells a lot about this man. Another problem with his clameing is about that he left because he was concerned about his honor of not being humiliated (in his opinion it was the most important) and i was expect he to invoque the reason of saveing lifes of his defenders and the avoidance of bloodsheed, but he didnt. In the end it is visible how hard is for him to denie the afirmation abut his escapeing whith all those money, how he became inchoerent and to be honest, who would risk to take that incredible sum of money in a helicopter, in the bank accounts era?

[@eren-akatsuki8759]

@@sergiuconstantin5866 zelenski is Americas puppet, without America and NATO Ukraine can’t do Shettt .

[@walid3207]

Are you out of your mind? Giving civilians weapons to resist? So you want to see a big civilian warfare? Afghanistan was already lost. It was time for change.

[@massifaqiri6711]

@@walid3207 when Taliban were taking over provinces despite the peace talks charade, civilians wanted to resist, just like Ukraine. Unfortunately, the coward Ghani with his crooked advisors didn't let them. And what do you mean by civil war? The Taliban have been killing the Afghans for more than 2 decades. Why fighting them is suddenly so bad, especially when the people don't want them as their rulers and that they came to power by force and guns, not any council or election or any other mechanism?

[@walid3207]

@@massifaqiri6711 there were certain people who did want to resist(NRF, Ahmad massood), but the overwhelming majority of people are just so tired of war and everything. There was no resistance. You talk about the killings of Taleban, what about the US and NATO? Every action leads to certain reaction. Im against killing of anyone, but its just very complex. Now Afghanistan is sanctioned and USA knows they are doing damage on the normal people. They were and are the biggest devil in this whole situation along with the previous Afghan government. You clearly dont understand that Ghani got fooled by other war lords and corrupt politicians. Did you even watch the video? So your solution was to create another war in Kabul? Damn sounds very stupid to me. Are you a loyalist of Ahmad Massood?

[@ckennedy1973]

Cowardice is a good explanation really

[@pd220783]

How much money did he steal while running away like a rat

[@anilariamalafg]

169 million dollars reportedly

[@anilariamalafg]

But he started looting a few years ago and he did that badly with stealing billions of dollars

[@martinbebow9190]

I believed the bad press that Ghani was subject to. I now have a positive view of Ghani.

[@nba1942]

1 Martin Bebow Fuk what you saying it here 😠 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eam8mauQi9RgadE Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 😠 5:25 Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😠😠 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer

[@83976498]

Yeah very positive he ran away with 169 million..he can buy positive+

[@domb8448]

You believed the bad press, now you believe the good press.. You are not a critical thinker are you Martin?

[@martinbebow9190]

@@domb8448 I respect the interviewer and came to respect the interviewee. I suspect the bad press Ghani got was a cynical attempt to shift blame away from Biden and onto the Afghans. I still hate our ill-planned withdrawal from Afghanistan

[@vincentzakuwan1521]

​@@domb8448 just some normal civilian I see, this Ghani man sure snake

[@there837]

I’m truly sorry for calling him a coward in the aftermath of his departure from Afghanistan. Don’t blame one’s choice without understanding his options. I apologize to him.

[@KhanKhan-fp6nq]

A true leader never run away and this prick robbed lots of money look at his family life style

[@sakurakou2009]

he deserves to get excuted for being colaburated and traitor to his country

[@francesbernard2445]

No wonder he left Afghanistan with people like you there who like to offer only half hearted apologies.

[@Zarinaderi]

Apologize for what? He has been swindling money from Afghanistan aka us tax dollars and left with the last batch of cash. A dishonest man. And he will pay in hell. All those poor children are starving and dieing while he is having the time of his life.

[@there837]

@@francesbernard2445He left Afghanistan with people like who? Put your phone down right now!

[@sahebullahraofi4538]

We miss you .the only hope for afghanistan 🇦🇫 😔

[@yesiam4610]

It was impossible to defend it the whole time. It was never theirs to lose.

[@TheWontonsoup]

I understand now why he left. When he made that statement about defending til his death I don’t think he realized that his entire defense and administrative apparatus would abandon the country before he could make that effort. If he was a general it would be different, but he’s not a fighter he’s a politician. Nothing he can do by himself

[@ringring8938]

Gonna ran

[@noorsarjan1951]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😮😅

[@noorsarjan1951]

😅😅

[@noorsarjan1951]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@patrickirishcharm6354]

I remember feeling mad when I heard the afghan president fled, but after hearing him speak it was obviously more complicated then we knew. It was more complicated then America knew! How could he as one man have changed so many irreversible mistakes !

[@austinyang7474]

It is call honor. Ghani is so corrupt that he was looking out for himself. No honor for God or country.

[@shehuyakubu3751]

@@austinyang7474 lol thank you! This coward explaining why he didn't die defending like he claimed.

[@akbarmohabbat4166]

as an Afghan I was livid when I heard he fled with millions of dollars

[@AfG_313]

@@akbarmohabbat4166 million dollars of what bro? Afghani currency? That’s not worth anything tho bro what nation would want to trade their dollars with Afghani currency? Not saying ur lying or anything. I don’t like ghani or khalilzad at all may they both die

[@ClipK74]

@@austinyang7474 what would u done if u were ghani? If you were in danger of dying would u flee against a hostile mob? I just want perspectives that’s all.

[@Scifi4life]

He took the money and ran like a coward.

[@AnthonySmith-hl2pq]

Ran to the UAE like a Coward 😂

[@DragonFly_Vibes]

The fascinating thing here is the comments are full of opinions of those about a country and culture we have never lived nor experienced. My heart hurts for those who are oppressed and are unable to change it. Ukraine and Afghanistan are completely different places in history and support and military interests. Period.

[@maxmccarty3684]

Could not agree more

[@Hollywood041]

The lens of our lives can never be removed, but there are plenty of people who have taken on another culture. There were a good amount of military and State officials who committed themselves to this task. It is not their fault they were ignored by Americans (and other nations) using "America First", transactional, short-term gains. That is a fault of letting the Executive have that much power, a 4yr term, trying to score points for an election, or to cement their legacy. The world knows it can wait out one of our presidencies. We have to debate the merits and make formal declarations through congress, but congress also has its faults that need to be cleared up to safeguard democracy. Lots of problems and one side has no real governing solutions.

[@Pattys1967]

I agree

[@djdoc70]

Yes Afghanistan and Ukraine are two totally different situations. Can’t make an apples to apples comparison. Zelensky had a military that was willing to fight and loyal. The afghani military pretty much ran away. He had no military to stand and fight.

[@vosaha]

@@djdoc70 My thoughts exactly.

[@tanmaymishra4152]

"To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.” -Henry Kissinger

[@martinduran9523]

A complete bellend, might I add.

[@anakhamba]

After experiencing and seeing many thing in my life, my stand is, never trust any politicians..

[@neorock6135]

*EVERYONE IN COMMENTS* who are defending/praising this man, you are being played for a sucker simply by an educated man who knows how to speak. You should ask some Afghans what they truly think of this man. I will provide you with but just one example. There was not much infrastructure when we essentially chose this man believing him to be the best of bad options on who to put our support behind during Afghanistan's first election. All the while countless decent folks around the world understood just how bad the Afghan ppl had it & sent billions in aid. Without the aforementioned infrastructure & not much in the way of processes in place, our gov't handed over most foreign aid to the newly elected govt in Afghanistan who was headed by this man. Enough foreign aid poured in that it could potentially help a large swath of the populace. Howrever of course only a tiny percentage actually reached the ppl it was intended for. This man's brother, who he put in place is on video removing suitcases of aid money onto a helicopter, headed to the be externally deposited into the famiiy's off shore accounts. I rem one Afghan saying something that I choke up just repeating... He said, "ok I understand corruption exists & temptation will be too strong for some ppl, but could he(speaking of this man's brother) not have just taken enough to be super rich & leave some for the ppl, did he really have to take it all?" Out government even acknowledged his brothers corruption & utter scumbagness but basically fell on "working with these ppl are our best option". Don't be fooled by how well someone speaks or how convincing they can be answering one set of questions. Honest ppl can come off as liars & vice versa, all depends on how articulate someone is. Do some research on the person in addition to hearing their answers. When it comes down to it, many Afghans chose the Talibans brutality & extremeness simply because they have seen the alternative to be this man, his brother & similar ilk. And I, nor ane else one can blame someone for choosing a shit sandwich when the options are choose between this shit sandwich and that shit soup.

[@Nabhan82]

Can't blame him for leaving and his situation is not even comparable to Zelensky, this man did not have his army or the people of his country on his side to fight with him and support him, what good would it have done if he had stayed except him being killed or tortured in the most brutal way? As long as the Taliban still exist, Afghanistan is a lost cause.

[@redvine4857]

There's lot of corruption within the govt. Why didn't he gain the support of his people and military? Funding (us tax $) was misused for personal gains, soldiers did not get paid weapons were sold out to the enemies from within..the people did not want democracy they wanted taliban do you really think this is a just cause for Americans to die for? There are countries that have success with American occupation. It requires the people to work hard and to strive to make it happen.. south Korea taiwan and Japan are some countries

[@marklo6283]

@@redvine4857 this is it^

[@notmyname8750]

Sounds alot like the democratic party doesn't it?

[@Aaron-8989]

Exactly!

[@johnnymichael77]

@Nabhan that's the problem with those Afghan people. They can't fight for their own country

[@c.majiidmahamed2766]

From the deep inside he is crying for the betrayl and loosing his beloved country, what aligant he chooses his words wisely.

[@Zamper_]

He is lying, he had millions of money he is a liar 😂 , his family is a billionaire, he looted all the afghan money and now he’s living a luxurious life I know his some family members enjoying life with a rich life in Hand

[@shoshe-jd4gf]

buddy don't lie

[@bluebell1753]

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity ...

[@alexanderwilliams4436]

I feel bad for him seems like an honest man in a rock and a hard place

[@worldview730]

He's definitely not honest, just a smooth talker. But we can pray for him indeed

[@fashionista444]

It's remarkable how lies spread about someone but when they finally get the truth, you can see their humanity but you know the damage is already done to their reputation

[@nba1942]

1 f Fuk what you saying it here 😠 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6GUc355mN-dnrs Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 😠 5:25 Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😠😠 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer

[@Mweemba_Sr]

💯%

[@ahmadnaser8172]

It is remarkable aswell how you can be deceived by a man's interview..

[@Zarinaderi]

All he had to do was tell the truth, but he flat lied 🤥 and lets just say he stole. He destroyed his own character and gave Afghans and Muslims a bad name

[@evanmilanowski7397]

its remarkable how gullible you are.

[@Paligirl19999]

I feed bad him, he seems honest and kind :(

[@TecraX2]

"I need a ride, not ammunition!" - Ashraf Ghani

[@aqmorisny]

Your comment should be pinned on top of all other comments.

[@riton349]

Evil Zelensky be like: "I need a ride, not ammunition!"

[@polluxtroy1310]

I think these were putins words when the mutiny happened!

[@theamericangunners1796]

"If you cant kill the man, you destroyed their characters. " well said indeed. History very violent thing.

[@MrRydoone]

Look at his palace .luxury... meanwhile 50 meter from his palace afghan people starving ..I wish hes never escape

[@Lisa-ey8ol]

hello

[@emilegriffith1473]

@@MrRydoone that's not his palace

[@orkhanahmadov9963]

you attemt to destroy his character

[@MirwaisNeeka]

​@@MrRydoone Arg is not his palace. It's a place where the president lives. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arg,_Kabul

[@avibanerjee96]

Thank you for posting this interview, the truth needed to told.

[@henryhill3778]

OOOOOOOOhhhh I KKKKKKKKkknnnnooooowww....

[@skreety0455]

Huhhhhh? Oooh-doggie!!! Is that a Fart?

[@monikasudan1745]

Respect man🦋

[@monicacarolina6480]

So sweet ya'll believe him. Damn, so naive. 🤮

[@NilofarPanah]

Glad there’s someone else out there who is refusing to fall for his narrative. My mum was born in Afghanistan and i’ve heard all the stories. I know how things are there. He is sick for abandoning her fellow Afghans. He has NO RIGHT to say he will die defending Afghanistan and leave the second things get bad. He claims that he doesn’t want to be the one to sign over legitimacy to the Taliban but he never had to. They couldn’t force him. The only consequence of him not signing it would be his death. His death would’ve made him a martyr and sent him to Jannah but he didn’t care. He was selfish and put himself over his country.

[@lakers2dend]

He comes across as a very honest man, feel bad for him

[@jirikrajnak9047]

Comes across is the key phrase here.

[@akbarakbar6604]

He is not !!!!!! he was a fascist working against the republic which he was ruling like a king, now he say I could do nothing. He and his Lebanese wife stole enormous amount of money and fouled the west by portraying a progressive image of themselves. Shame Zaharia and the media for bidding the obvious

[@toasteddingus6925]

Hahahahaha check out his role in corruption maybe you will think twice

[@zuzuemmy8839]

Stupid comments everywhere

[@AfG_313]

Lmao “honest” such great deceivers these ppl are

[@bemotivateforpositive4396]

I feel sorry for this man . Without any doubt he i a brave person and brave son of Afghanistan soil . I feel reality what he is saying. I hope soon he will be back to protect his land .

[@Afghan_ball]

He is a coward and took all of afghanistan’s money

[@user-dk2rs1bz8u]

Believe me as an Afghan I understand him very well, he is not saying anything true but making excuses

[@murtazamohammadi4032]

Shame on him

[@eleanorhernandez2348]

His admirable, Good decision of leaving! You cannot fight alone with people that you cannot trust to work with you.. Any leader cannot be succesful without the help of good people sorrounding you as a Leader!

[@crazycat1232]

Coward!

[@winniealwayo700]

Such a soft spoken well articulated man. Great interview. My deepest prayers to all the people of Afghanistan.

[@hameedahmadzai9768]

I am an Afghan thank you

[@austinyang7474]

Don't fall for the political speech. Ghani is sitting pretty on a pile of cash paid by American citizens.

[@imrankhan-oc9dg]

Thanks a lot pleasure Love or leave Great Afghanistan defenders

[@plum_loco]

He is a highly educated man who attended Columbia and was a US citizen which he gave up at the US's beckoning to run for elections to replace Karzai. The US handpicked him in so called democratic elections where they tempered with the results.

[@skreety0455]

How much dough did he clean up out of the 20 yrs. playing Operation Afghanistan??

[@Afghan-1919]

The president tried until the last moments but he was left alone by his own team . He was smart enough to save his life .

[@StalkerJamil]

In all of human history a puppet can never show courage and resilience in the face of death/destruction.

[@Tesla_Iive2023-]

Never judge others without hearing their side of the story! Sorry I was one of them and feel ashamed. God bless you Mr Ghani ! Pray that your country gets it true freedom!

[@Ruder6163]

He’s a politician, they’re always pandering.

[@enigmaticvaran6597]

The Taliban prayed for victory, and they won. The only people god is blessing is the Taliban.

[@neloysuccess5836]

Afghanistan is better than india less population great nature

[@mehmesayed4234]

How tf do you get brainwashed and believe him so easily????? Omg what is wrong with people and you're a grown man too 💀💀💀

[@SohailAmin]

@@enigmaticvaran6597 Even Adolf Hitler managed to win France to Poland and half of European Russia for a period. Did that make him the chosen one from God?? No point is nobody should declare themselves as sent and chose by God Himself because thats the wish of Allah! We are nobody in front of Him. Rest Allah Knows Best

[@acvizuals]

Sometimes the smartest thing you can do is leave

[@Mike--Oxmall]

He decided to leave because hes not an idiot and wanted to save his own life. Self preservation is a man's strongest desire. I believe he also stole a ton load of money and travelled to Uzbekistan, then Turkmenistan and then he made his way over to the UAE.

[@rahimicrackz]

Yh

[@LovepreetSingh-vk5hm]

Where is full interview

[@syamkrl]

See the pain for his people. 😢

[@joshsmithson7955]

Is that why he stole millions from them? Lmao get a clue

[@jamilrehman1810]

That's a drama behind his dirty and murderer face.

[@Islamic_information475]

@@joshsmithson7955he doesn’t need money at all he is rich by himself before even becoming president

[@billyjean700]

Loved this interview. May Allah ease life for every afghan suffering 🤲🏻

[@skreety0455]

Hmmmmmmm ???

[@el_naif]

Allah is the cause of suffering.

[@spaceballs44]

Won’t happen.

[@billyjean700]

@@el_naif like I said May Allah ease life for us.

[@billyjean700]

@@el_naif like I said May Allah ease life for us.

[@jarrodyuki7081]

never harm another human.

[@arjunm9774]

How is the current situation in afghanistan ?

[@petessake8852]

In over 20 years of US backing , assets, and needless loss of life Afghanistan is no better off than it was 50 years ago.

[@ajx8571]

50 years ago Afghanistan was in a very good place. only when Afghans too our side against soviets did they go down in a 40 year downward spiral.

[@GM-cq6ez]

Thanks to tRump,

[@demarcusfaulkner7411]

Well 50 years ago Afghanistan was a lot better off because they were self governed. Then about 40 something years ago almost they were having a war with the Soviets. Who stayed about 10 years. Then when the Soviets left the mujahideen which became the Taliban was in charge for a while. Until America went over stayed 20 years then left and now the Taliban is in charge again. So the cycle is repeating itself.

[@PM-im8nq]

Taliban are the good guys

[@B_Bodziak]

It's even worse for women and girls today than it ever has been.

[@asadshinwari5867]

"If you can't kill the man, you attempt to kill his character" beautiful words we love you 🇦🇫❤️

[@AfG_313]

Nah we don’t love him only a small number of afghans do who are from the south. Tajiks/hazaras/Uzbeks which make over 70% of the population does not support CIA backed people liek how you guys do. All ur leaders have been dogs of the west. But what can u expect from a shinwari

[@farzadzafar4730]

Shame on you boy. How can you defend this traitor. He is the nimber first responsible for all of this nation's sufferings. Just try to write fairly and do not defend him just because you are from the same ethnic group as he is.

[@dominosnostradamus2415]

Not like ukraine

[@lemmeknow3898]

@@farzadzafar4730 Karzai, abdullah and ministry of defence betrayed him

[@P.I.L.O.T]

@@farzadzafar4730 He left cuz every other politician had eaten the government. They had a plan to give the country to the Taliban even if Ghani resisted and then split the gov't with themselves and Pakistanis. Didn't you see how politicians just ditched when the Taliban barely rose up. thats how they quickly took it over, cuz there was no one there.

[@eltayebadam4501]

Never trust a politician, “ I will die defending this country” and didn’t do what he said.

[@nasirjan6903]

He was a timid leader who was not capable of leading a country.

[@ruthsikorski5495]

This man speaks the truth. Thanks for having him speak in his own words for himself.

[@demokratiaperemoje]

The man is a coward and a thief

[@mendlunger6721]

Are you kidding me? Is he speaking the truth? He's one piece of corruption and you know it

[@ericg1149]

Dude fled with so much cash he couldn't carry it all and left millions behind

[@jasonlucas2328]

No, he's a coward. When Trump forced him to release the ferocious Taliban prisoners, he could say no or resign to protest. In this case, he would've warned the Afghanistan people. Contrarily, this coward didn't and accumulated money in secret bank accounts. He had planned for months to escape.

[@windriver4527]

Name me one leader of a country that isn’t corrupt…

[@omo-obaaarinade]

"He who fights and runs, lives to fight again....!" That's why we are having the insider details today. 👍

[@wa3790]

He was a coward that fleed his country.

[@grisom5863]

@@wa3790 In what way could he have possibly have defended it? The government left, the army threw down 85 billion in arms given to them, the world just wanted out of that dustball. If he had stayed, the Taliban would have captured him and he would have either have been executed by Taliban leadership, slain by vengeful low level Taliban fighters, or would be forced to be a part of the new Taliban government. Any of these would have been a huge political victory for the Taliban. This is probably the best option he could have taken.

[@boop5287]

@@grisom5863 he could’ve made more reform before things got bad

[@skipah2012]

@@grisom5863 he is a coward. Period.

[@hellchemical]

A coward and a shame

[@zw246]

I understand the fear and the want to leave, But a captain goes down with the ship.

[@DONJULIANOrtiz]

Glad to hear his side of events. Such well spoken gentleman.

[@henryhill3778]

OOOOOOOOhhhh I KKKKKKKKkknnnnooooowww.... Let the rest of them rot right?

[@shahzullahshahab8067]

Long live our great President ( Mr ghani) We will never,ever forget yours loyalty and honesty.

[@angelametcalfe9142]

Saying you'd die for the country is one thing but once everyone else has gone there's no sense in dying for the sake of it

[@alirezasalimi1989]

He steal millions of dollar when he left

[@HL-kt3ib]

He said he would die FOR his country. Those who blame him for “lying” don’t understand. His death in these circumstances would do nothing for the people of Afghanistan. If he refused to cooperate, they would most likely kill or torture him to set an example. If he complied, it would only bolster the Taliban’s legitimacy. I see absolutely no reason for him to have stayed and I believe he made the right choice. Edit: For people comparing this to Zelensky and Ukraine, go do some light reading and you’ll realize the situation couldn’t be more different.

[@eren-akatsuki8759]

Well said , my friend , finally someone with a working brain .

[@karlosdeevs]

@@eren-akatsuki8759 agree

[@paveilmikhail3550]

The idiots who compared this to the Zelensky situation couldn't be more deluded. Ukriane got aid of billions and support from multiple countries as well as foreign legion. Plus, Talibanis are a bunch of blood hungry warmongers much much more brutal than Russians in any aspect and they would have made an example of this guy. (Probably beheaded him and put his head on a spike and posted selfies with it) He was right to leave as he couldn't defend the country anymore.

[@qwertyu364]

True.. when russian near to zalensky lets watch his decision he make fight or run... For his word he already make it from 2014 to 2021 he could be die anytime anywhere on his prime but he stay ..

[@HL-kt3ib]

@Saddam Hussein Did you not read my comment? Do you think his execution being televised would make him a good leader?

[@pamelawing5747]

He was remembering what happened to the last president the last time the Taliban took over. He had his man parts removed from his still living body and was cut up into little pieces. I can't say I blame him but he's talking the big talk. There is nothing he can do about Afghanistan.

[@DaftPunkSkittle]

Which president was that? I want to learn and I couldnt find it

[@emiliomoreno3256]

@@DaftPunkSkittle Former President of the Communist Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah. He was captured by the Taliban and was tortured and murdered. His body was hung from a post to rot.

[@J10005]

@@emiliomoreno3256 The Americans should have let the Communists exterminate the Taliban cockroaches instead of arming them.

[@B_Bodziak]

He should have fled when the US betrayed him in the US -Taliban only meeting.

[@pamelawing5747]

@@DaftPunkSkittle Google Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai. There is a long article about his history and so on. He has issues other than the Taliban but basically he was hiding in the UN compound in Sept, 1996. The Taliban came for him, tortured him and also his brother and hung there bodies from light poles to show that there was a new game in town. This was in Kabul. His whole body wasn't chopped up, just parts of it.

[@Palestine756]

My uncle died trying to defend my country at the age of six didn’t know what to do. My entire family was crying crying the entire day I was at the age of six. It’s been three years

[@TheJamsherSingh]

When you get a position that is not earned... this is the outcome. Some may argue it was earned but all these leaders were there as puppets. He is knowledgeable but he does not have the heart of a leader. If he had the heart of a leader, he could have brought many changes. He may have even stayed and face the hard times to come. When you take such a powerful position, you are taking a huge responsibility and you must be ready for it. He did not have any of those traits. However, he is a smart person. I would definitely keep him in the government handling some aspect of governance or economic interests of the country. I would not give him any authority over people though. He would fail them as a leader.

[@Mweemba_Sr]

“If you can’t kill the man, you attempt to kill his character” 💙💙💙

[@darkstar4102]

Kill man, they did not try to kill him, also if he is an president country he needs stay to very end like what Zelenskyy doing

[@skreety0455]

"He wouldn't even hurt a fly!"

[@darkstar4102]

@@skreety0455 nope but he still all fly money and be gone in flash as his name is ghani

[@skreety0455]

@@darkstar4102 Hope he's happy in exile .

[@saj5297]

When you can't defeat the Taliban you release these interviews. Hahahaha 😂

[@rostam40]

History will remember him kindly. He did what was necessary.

[@henryhill3778]

As he stole all the cash.

[@SIB-KNJIM]

I don’t know but I think he knew the question and prepared answer previously.

[@pauldorfman701]

All he had to do was die fighting them. He didn’t have to sign anything. He’s a liar.

[@stephen1Oace]

Thank you for the former Afghan Presidents clarification! Truth speaks volumes in our day and times.

[@kristycampbell5986]

1 Stephen Fuk what you saying it here 😠 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eam8mauQi9RgadE Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 😠 5:25 Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😠😠 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer

[@winning3329]

He's not going to fight his fellow brotherhood the taliban.

[@khwajanamatullahseddiqy6999]

This Ex-Afghan president is lying and his backing power (USA) is lying as well. Because they have created today's crisis inside Afghanistan.

[@gkammo116]

Ah so if Putin comes out tomorrow and says he had no other choice you would believe him right? Holy shi woman are so naive

[@MoonlightSonata160]

@@gkammo116 says the boy with two brain cells that compares Russia to Afghanistan 💀

[@Khawaja90]

“ I will DIE defending my country “ Sure sure sure

[@stanbaura6968]

what would you do if u were him lmao u would shite yourself mate

[@TruthSeekers13]

Every time mouth open lie come out

[@12_darshitamahanta89]

Well what good would his death do anyway? The case would be different if he would have the support of the defense team. With the collapse of the latter, he would just be someone the Talibans would tortured to death. Ghani alone could never have given confidence to his people by staying back in the country. Why on earth would you want such a person to die? Because he said he would die?

[@squidproxy136]

Well the US of snakees lied to him and left the chat so fast 😂

[@jwarior]

The simple answer is he was a coward.

[@pauldorfman701]

He fled because he was a coward and a liar on its face.

[@haidaryfamily2710]

Thanks for the interview ghani baba, we afghans are proud of you. You are a one man army. And an excellent world leader.

[@henryhill3778]

OOOOOOOOhhhh I KKKKKKKKkknnnnooooowww.... Let the rest of them rot right?

[@snapturtle3253]

sure. he escape with golden parachute while afghan civilian desperately trying to get into US aircraft to escape and get crushed to death by the landing gear

[@michaeldennistooley4271]

What a man on honor much respect to him and the people of Afghanistan. May better Days of justice come 🫴 ✌️

[@andreamadden9153]

1 Michael Dennis Tooley Fuk what you saying it here 😠 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eam8mauQi9RgadE Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 😠 5:25 Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😠😠 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer

[@abbasibnfirnas873]

Let's hope your country will be invaded and ruined by another, and then we will see if you will respect your President turning slave to the invader. You have no honour respecting a traitor

[@imrankhan-oc9dg]

Thanks a lot pleasure

[@mustaf147]

We don’t respect him, he is a terrorist and killed many our people

[@shehrozrajput9174]

Lol he run away and you call him a hero??

[@lochinvar50]

Obviously, he didn't form a reliable core of the Armed Forces that he could depend on. He mentioned the defense ministry was empty when he called on them. The whole armed forces just folded up that quickly? He said, he doesn't want to engage in a never-ending civil war. During the Korean War, the South's forces were bottled down at the southernmost part of South Korea. They held on until they regained their strength.

[@awgaming9794]

I love this man 🥺I'm from🇵🇭

[@FancyBacteria]

This man is like Joseph “Erap" Estrada

[@proafghanistan7049]

We Afghans will get up back again with more strenght and success In Sha Allah! "Eudcation For Afghanistan"

[@edwsc3]

he's a nice man,..I feel bad for him !

[@demokratiaperemoje]

He is a coward and a thief

[@edwsc3]

@@demokratiaperemoje he is NOT !! You lie !! Why do you have Putin as a profile picture? That tells us all we need to know!

[@edwsc3]

@Norma Neumann Oh,..yes. I absolutely do.

[@daddy_1453]

"The security detail melted and put on civilian clothes" lmao

[@cameronrowland431]

his voice would be perfect for a cartoon weasel

[@rahimicrackz]

Yeah 😂

[@Gunit867899]

Cant blame this man but can blame the military and people for bending the knee and not willing to fight for a brighter future. They had everything they needed to stand up to the terrorists but cowered out.

[@sulemansvoyage]

Did you see his smirk when he said there's allegation about you leaving the country with millions of dollars?

[@ARSHDEEPSINGH-ec1nq]

Brave person Mr ghani he tried a lot but unfortunately USA nd taliban take over Afghanistan

[@THISDICFOO]

This guy seems genuine.