Afghanistan’s former president may have sensationally fled Kabul, but the former vice-president says he will stay and fight the Taliban. Key points: Former vice-president Amrullah Saleh has declared himself president of Afghanistan after the former president fled the country Mr Saleh says the government was “blackmailed” into dealing with the Taliban by the United States He has gathered with military commanders from the former government in Panjshir Valley Amrullah Saleh spoke to ABC’s PM program from somewhere in the Panjshir Valley, his birthplace and a legendary source of resistance to invasion. Fighters…
‘We were blackmailed’: Afghanistan’s former vice-president accuses US of forcing deals with the Taliban
