Afghan Vice President claims he's now caretaker president

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Super User 17 August 2021

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Amrullah Saleh made the comment on Twitter on Tuesday. He cited the Afghan constitution was empowering him to declare this.

The Afghan vice president is claiming that after President Ashraf Ghani fled in the face of the Taliban sweep into Kabul over the weekend and with his whereabouts unknown, the vice president is the country's legitimate caretaker president.Amrullah Saleh made the comment on Twitter on Tuesday. He cited the Afghan constitution was empowering him to declare this.

https://twitter.com/AmrullahSaleh2/status/1427631191545589772

He wrote that he was reaching out to all leaders to secure their support & consensus.As of now, Afghan leaders, including former President Hamid Karzai and peace council chief Abdullah Abdullah, have been negotiating with the Taliban since the fall of Kabul.