Afghanistan's central bank chief Ajmal Ahmady flees Kabul, shares ordeal on Twitter

Acting Governor Ajmal Ahmady also stated that US dollar supplies were decreasing and detailed leaving the capital on a military jet in a Twitter thread on Monday explaining how he worked at the bank until terrorists were at the city's gates.

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Kabul, First Published Aug 17, 2021, 4:43 PM IST | Last Updated Aug 17, 2021, 5:19 PM IST

Ajmal Ahmady, the governor of Afghanistan's central bank, has departed Kabul, calling into doubt the allegiance of Afghan security forces and blaming President Ashraf Ghani and his inexperienced advisors for the country's quick and chaotic collapse to the Taliban.

As per the Twitter thread, he said on Sunday reports were worrisome, left the bank. He felt terrible about leaving staff and was disgusted by the lack of any planning by Afghan leadership. Ahmady further said he saw them at the airport leaving the country without informing others.

Ahmady said he boarded a military plane amid pandemonium on the airport after a commercial trip he booked was overcrowded. It wasn't apparent whose military jet he boarded, and he didn't say where he was going. Ghani's lack of preparation and unwillingness to recognise the deficiencies of his advisers, according to Ahmady, was the government's downfall.
As per reports, deposed Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday as the Taliban entered Kabul virtually unopposed.

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According to a brief biography provided on the official website, he was named acting governor of Afghanistan's central bank a little over a year ago, after working at the US Treasury, the World Bank, and private equity.

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