“I am accused of taking the money with me.

But this is all a lie, I left the country in one shirt, turban and shoes and was able to take only a few books in one bag, "he said, quoted by TASS.

According to the TOLOnews TV channel, citing sources, the Afghan Embassy in Tajikistan asked Interpol to detain Ghani, who fled from the republic, for "embezzling public funds."

At the same time, the vice-president of the republic, Amrullah Saleh, announced that he became the acting president of the country.