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Ghani’s bodyguard claims he has proof the ex-president stole millions
A senior member of the former president’s security staff said on Sunday that Ashraf Ghani took with him “hundreds of millions” of dollars in cash while fleeing Kabul in August.
Brigadier General Piraz Ata Sharifi, who was head of Ghani’s bodyguard unit, said he also has video proof of this alleged theft.
In an interview with the UK’s Daily Mail, Sharifi, who is currently in hiding, said he saw huge bags of cash being transferred but also acquired a video clip from a CCTV camera.
“I have a [CCTV] recording [from the palace] which shows that an individual at the Afghan Bank brought a lot of money to Mr Ghani before he left,” Mr Sharifi claimed.
“Hundreds of millions, perhaps billions of dollars. There were many big bags, and they were heavy.”
He said he was disappointed as he liked Ghani. “This money was for the currency exchange market.
“Each Thursday, the dollars were brought for that purpose. Instead, it was taken by the president. Mr Ghani knew in the end what would happen. So, he took all the money and escaped,” Sharifi said.
Ghani, however, last month denied the allegation that he left Kabul with a helicopter full of cash, stating he left with only the clothes he was wearing.
Reports first emerged in late August that Ghani fled the country on August 15 taking $169 million in cash with him.
His abrupt departure allowed the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to take Kabul two weeks before the US troop withdrawal had been completed.
However, last week, the US government’s inspector general in charge of investigating misuse of aid money in Afghanistan told Congress he’s “looking into” claims that Ghani and his subordinates stole millions of dollars before fleeing.
“We haven’t proven that yet. We’re looking into that,” Inspector General John Sopko said during a House hearing on Afghanistan.
“There are allegations, but not only with President Ghani. There are allegations with senior officials in their finance ministry, their central bank and a number of other ministries walking off with millions of dollars,” he said.
“But again, those are just allegations. We have not confirmed any of those yet,” he said.
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Afghan forces target hideout of suspects linked to cross-border attacks on Chinese nationals
Afghan forces target hideout of suspects linked to cross-border attacks on Chinese nationals
Security sources said that special forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) have targeted a hideout in Badakhshan province linked to suspects involved in attacks against Chinese nationals in neighboring Tajikistan.
According to the sources, the operation was carried out on Tuesday night in Faizabad city, where several individuals suspected of orchestrating cross-border attacks from Badakhshan’s frontier regions were believed to be present. As a result of the operation, one wanted suspect was arrested alive along with weapons and other military equipment.
The sources added that preliminary investigations and initial confessions by the detainee indicate the planning of the attacks was carried out from outside Afghanistan.
This comes as Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on November 27 that three Chinese citizens were killed in an attack in Khatlon province.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, has called on religious scholars to play a stronger role in promoting the protection of the Islamic system and Afghanistan’s national interests among the public.
Speaking at a turban-tying ceremony at Jamia Fath al-Uloom in Kabul on Wednesday, Baradar urged scholars to adopt a softer tone in their sermons and public addresses.
He said that alongside teaching religious obligations, scholars should help foster a sense of responsibility toward safeguarding the Islamic system and national unity.
Baradar described madrasas as the sacred foundations of religious learning, moral education, spiritual and intellectual development, and Islamic movements within Muslim societies.
He noted that in Afghanistan, religious teachings and the concept of sacred jihad originated in madrasas, spread from villages to cities, and eventually translated into action and resistance.
He also emphasized the role of madrasas in the intellectual reform of society, the removal of what he described as un-Islamic cultural influences, and the preservation of Islamic traditions.
Baradar stressed that religious schools must remain committed to their original mission and values under all circumstances.
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