Ashraf Ghani blames international allies over Afghanistan’s fall to Taliban

In first interview since fleeing Kabul in August, former president says US erased' Afghans in years of peace talks with militants

The former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has broken his silence with his first interview since fleeing Kabul four months ago, in effect blaming the international community and in particular the Americans for the fall of the republic.

Ghani told the BBC he was rushed into fleeing Kabul on a helicopter by his terrified" national security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, and the commander of the collapsing presidential security detail.