Afghan Vice President Says He Is ‘Legitimate Caretaker President,’ Seeks Support and Consensus

Afghan Vice President Says He Is ‘Legitimate Caretaker President,’ Seeks Support and Consensus
Then-vice-presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh speaks during the presidential election campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 13, 2019. Omar Sobhani/Reuters
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Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh said on Twitter on Aug. 17 that he has remained in Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, and that with the absence of Ghani, he is “reaching out to all leaders to secure their support and consensus” as the “legitimate caretaker president.”

He cited the country’s constitution, adopted in 2004, as the document that was guiding his statement.

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