History News Network: It all began on April 25th 2016 when Matthew Rosenberg wrote an article in the New York Times titled “Afghanistan’s Vice President is Barred From Entering the U.S.” which stated that First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum, an ethnic Uzbek, “has been accused of war crimes and is not welcome in the United
1TV: Afghanistan’s First Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum is apparently unsatisfied with his share in unity government. He said he didn’t approve a “fifty-fifty concept” from the very beginning. “Everybody knows General Dostum’s role… Where is our percentage?,” Dostum told 1TV in Faryab province. “We don’t have a single ambassador, what we have is only two governors.” Click here
Khaama Press: Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has asked the acting provincial governor Ata Mohammad Noor not to spark tensions among Jamiat-e-Islami and Junbish-e-Milli parties. Ata Mohammad Noor is a prominent political figure and Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami who has reportedly blamed Gen. Dostum among several other prominent political figures for the recent upheavals in
By Bruce Pannier Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 4, 2016 A sound not heard for many years just came across Uzbekistan’s southern border — the sound of rocket fire from Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Ariana TV reported that the Taliban attacked an Afghan border post in the Kaldor district of Balkh Province during the night of May
VOA News Fatima Tlisova, Noor Zahid April 26, 2016 For decades, Afghanistan’s Abdul Rashid Dostum has been a powerful player in the remote north of the restive country. As an army general and warlord, he aligned himself with America’s CIA when the Taliban was in power and helped the U.S. oust the militant group in 2001.
1TV: Afghanistan’s First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum has been barred from visiting the United States, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The second-ranking Afghan official was not welcome apparently over accusations of war crimes against him. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghanistan’s Vice President Is Barred From Entering U.S. – The New York
Khaama Press: The Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has returned to the battlefield in northern Jawzjan province as local officials report the Taliban insurgents have suffered heavy casualties. Provincial governor’s spokesman Mohammad Reza Ghafoori said at least 30 Taliban insurgents have been killed and nearly 40 others have sustained injuries during the operations. Click here for
Khaama Press: The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum reaffirmed full support of Turkmen and Uzbeks to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. He was speaking during an international ceremony organized in ARG Presidential Palace to remember Ali Shir Navai. “We Turkmen of Afghanistan and we can say the Turkmen of Turkey and Uzbeks of Uzbekistan stand beside
Khaama Press: The supporters of Junbish-e-Milli party led by vice president General Abdul Rashid Dostum and Jamiat-e-Islami party led Ata Mohammad Noor reconciled in northern Faryab province shortly after the growing rift led to a bloody encounter last week. The supporters of the two prominent political parties reinstalled the removed pictures belonging to Gen. Dostum, Ahmad Shah
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 24, 2016 At least one person has died after a demonstration between supporters of two rival former warlords turned violent in northern Afghanistan. At least four people were also wounded in the March 24 violence in Maimana, the capital of Faryab Province. The clashes involved thousands of supporters of ethnic