The self-proclaimed president of Afghanistan and one of two men leading the anti-Taliban resistance has made a direct appeal to Canadians — and by extension the West — not to give up on his country or its people.
Amrullah Saleh, a Tajik leader and vice-president in the democratically-elected government of President Ashraf Ghani, delivered a recorded speech to an Ottawa-based think-tank, the MacDonald-Laurier Institute.
The audio remarks and transcript were released early Friday.
He was part of the kleptocracy and boy is he missing the grift.
PS. Some much needed work is keeping me away from the blog. Please thank the gang for keeping the home fires burning. BCF
