Afghanistan Central Bank Governor Ajmal Ahmady fled Kabul on Monday. In a series of tweets, he criticized the Afghan president Ashraf Ghani for fleeing the country uninformed. He also criticized the government for the lack of evacuation plans.
“I am disgusted by the lack of any planning by Afghan leadership. Saw them at the airport leave without informing others. I asked the palace if there was an evacuation plan/charter flights. After 7 years of service, I was met with silence,” Ahmady said in the tweet.
13/It did not have to end this way. I am disgusted by the lack of any planning by Afghan leadership. Saw at airport them leave without informing others.
I asked the palace if there was an evacuation plan/charter flights. After 7 years of service, I was met with silence https://t.co/lBu3YksfWO
— Ajmal Ahmady (@aahmady) August 16, 2021
“Once the president’s departure was announced, I knew within minutes chaos would follow. I cannot forgive him for creating that without a transition plan,” he further added.
He also said that the currency rate in Afghanistan was fluctuating adding that Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) was able to stabilize the macroeconomic environment relatively well last week when the Taliban was on an attack spree. A day before Kabul fell, he organized meetings with money exchangers and bank officials to calm them down.
Talking about President Ghani, he said, “He himself had great ideas but poor execution”, further adding that he is ready to take shame if he has contributed to the inefficiency of the government.
According to Reuters, Ahmady was appointed acting governor of Afghanistan’s central bank just over a year ago, having previously worked at the U.S. Treasury, the World Bank, and in private equity.
