US left too quickly, says Afghanistan bank governor
US left too quickly, says Afghanistan bank governor
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Published August 18, 2021
The central bank governor who fled Afghanistan this weekend has told the BBC he wished the country had been left with more time to plan for the withdrawal of US troops.
Ajmal Ahmady said it was the Americans’ right to leave, even though most Afghans wished they had stayed.
But he said there should have been a “longer timeline to implement it”.
He also rejected President Biden’s assertion that the Afghan military had failed to fight for its country.
