{"id":11850,"date":"2021-08-16T11:24:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T11:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=11850"},"modified":"2021-08-16T11:24:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T11:24:50","slug":"russia-says-afghan-president-fled-with-cars-chopper-full-of-cash-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/08\/16\/russia-says-afghan-president-fled-with-cars-chopper-full-of-cash-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Says Afghan President Fled With Cars, Chopper Full Of Cash: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Moscow:\u00a0<\/b>Russia&#8217;s embassy in Kabul said on Monday that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country with four cars and a helicopter full of cash and had to leave some money behind as it would not all fit in, the RIA news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ghani, whose current whereabouts are unknown, said he left Afghanistan on Sunday as the Taliban entered Kabul virtually unopposed. He said he wanted to avoid bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has said it will retain a diplomatic presence in Kabul and hopes to develop ties with the Taliban even as it says it is no rush to recognise them as the country&#8217;s rulers and will closely observe their behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As for the collapse of the (outgoing) regime, it is most eloquently characterised by the way Ghani fled Afghanistan,&#8221; Nikita Ishchenko, a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Kabul, was quoted as saying by RIA.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Four cars were full of money, they tried to stuff another part of the money into a helicopter, but not all of it fit. And some of the money was left lying on the tarmac,&#8221; he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adslotNativeVideo\"><\/div>\n<p>Ischenko, the Russian embassy spokesman, confirmed his comments to Reuters. He cited &#8220;witnesses&#8221; as the source of his information. Reuters could not independently confirm the veracity of his account immediately.<\/p>\n<p>President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s special representative on Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said earlier it was unclear how much money the fleeing government would leave behind.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I hope the government that has fled did not take all the money from the state budget. 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