Plan was to assassinate Ashraf Ghani to create bloodbath in Kabul: Ex-President's brother Hashmat Ghani

Ghani had left Kabul on August 15, the day when the Afghan National Capital fell to Taliban. The former President is in UAE currently. He also spoke about India Afghan ties, situation in the country after Taliban takeover and many other things.

New Delhi: Former President Ashraf Ghani's brother Hashmat Ghani has dismissed reports of he is joining the Taliban, saying he has 'accepted their rule' but 'accepted not to join them'. Hashmat is an influential Afghan politician and a businessman and oversees the Ahmadzai tribe, the largest of the Pashtun tribes. Speaking exclusively to our Principal Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal, Hashmat Ghani said that "there was a plot to kill him and they wanted to assassinate his brother Ashraf Ghani to create chaos, bloodbath in Kabul so that "some of these retired old warlords can play their cards."  Ghani had left Kabul on August 15, the day when the Afghan National Capital fell to Taliban. The former President is in UAE currently. He also spoke about India Afghan ties, situation in the country after Taliban takeover and many other things.