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Afghan president Ghani says he left country in order to avoid bloodshed
Ghani left in order to avoid clashes with the Taliban that would endanger millions of Kabul residents, he said in a Facebook post - his first comments since leaving the country.
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Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani, his first Vice President Amrullah Saleh (left) and second Vice President Sarwar Danish (right) taken an oath during their inauguration, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday. (Reuters/Mohammad Ismail)
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fghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday he left the country in order to avoid bloodshed, as the Taliban entered the presidential palace in Kabul.
Ghani left in order to avoid clashes with the Taliban that would endanger millions of Kabul residents, he said in a Facebook post - his first comments since leaving the country.
He did not disclose details on his current location.
Meanwhile, one of the Taliban's most senior officials declared on Sunday that the movement's swift victory over the Afghan government was an unrivalled feat but that the real test of governing effectively would begin now that it had won power.
In a brief video statement, Baradar, the head of the Taliban's political bureau, said the victory, which saw all of the country's major cities fall in a week, was unexpectedly swift and had no match in the world.
A spokesman for the Taliban's political office said on Sunday the group does not think foreign forces will repeat "their failed experience in Afghanistan again."
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"We move with responsibility in every step and make sure to have peace with everyone... We are ready to deal with the concerns of the international community through dialogue," spokesman Mohammad Naeem told Qatar-based Al Jazeera Mubasher TV .
However he said the real test would begin now with meeting the expectations of the people and serving them by resolving their problems.
