Ghani’s deputy Amrullah Saleh declares himself caretaker president of Afghanistan

Kabul: Afghanistan vice president Amrullah Saleh is claiming that after President Ashraf Ghani fled in the face of the Taliban sweep into Kabul over the weekend and with his whereabouts unknown, the vice president is the country’s “legitimate” caretaker president.

Amrullah Saleh made the comment on Twitter Tuesday. He cited the Afghan constitution was empowering him to declare this.

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He wrote that he was “reaching out to all leaders to secure their support & consensus.”

As of now, Afghan leaders, including former President Hamid Karzai and peace council chief Abdullah Abdullah, have been negotiating with the Taliban since the fall of Kabul.

AP