Deposed Vice President of Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh, who declared himself as the acting President of the country after the Taliban took over, told India Today TV in an exclusive interview that the country rejects dictatorship.

"Don't want Afghanistan to become Talibanistan, that will not happen, that is what the Taliban want. We prefer negotiations, but it should be meaningful," he said, adding, "We reject of the Emirate of the Taliban, we reject dictatorship, and we reject the grab of power by force."