Tolo News: Mohammad Mohaqiq, the second deputy of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, said the First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum should return to Afghanistan and that foreigners should not interfere in this matter. Addressing a ceremony on 23rd death anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari, the slain leader of the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, Mohaqiq
BBC News: Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are deciding whether to authorise an official war crimes inquiry into events in Afghanistan. They are due to begin examining written submissions from victims in Afghanistan about whom and what any potential investigation should focus on. The BBC has learnt that one of the most high-ranking officials to
1TV: They were sentenced to imprisonment in absentia by a primary court in Police District 2 of Kabul three days ago, sources told 1TV. Ahmad Ishchi, who made accusations that Dostum ordered his men to rape and torture him, however, said that he is not satisfied with the progress over the case. Click here to read
ANI: Atta Mohammad Noor, Governor of northern Balkh and leader of Jamiat-e-Islami Party of Afghanistan and Mohammad Mohaqiq, the second deputy to the CEO has issued a draft resolution in which they accused President Ashraf Ghani of working beyond the law and monopolising political power and also sought return of General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the First
Tolo News: First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum is set to return to Afghanistan from Turkey in the next week, a spokesman for the Islamic National Movement of Afghanistan, Bashir Ahmad Tayanj, said on Wednesday. Tayanj said Dostum is still in Turkey. This comes after aviation authorities reportedly refused to allow Dostum’s plane to land
Khaama Press: The lawmakers in the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, reacted at the remarks of the US embassy Charge d’Affaires regarding the controversial case of the first vice president General Abdul Rashid Dostum and former Jawzjan governor Ahmad Khan Ishchi. A member of the parliament, Nasrullah Sadiqizada, said the case has nothing to
Khaama Press: As the international community and the Afghan government strictly pursues the case against the first vice president regarding the alleged sexual abuse of Ahmad Khan Ishchi, sources close to General Abdul Rashid Dostum have said the first vice president and his associates will never appear before the court. A spokesman for Junbish Millie party
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 12, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Authorities in Afghanistan confirmed Wednesday that an alleged torture and sexual assault case against the country’s first-vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, has been sent to court for further action. A spokesman for the attorney general’s office in Kabul told VOA the charges were investigated with “complete impartiality”
DW: For the past few years, Turkey has substantially increased its involvement in the Afghan conflict. Experts say President Erdogan is aiming to strengthen his position in NATO and increase clout in the Muslim world. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghan intelligence chief has reportedly met vice president Dostum in Turkey
Tolo News: Leaders from three mainstream Afghan political parties, including Jamiat-e-Islami party, Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami party and Junbish-e-Milli party, have agreed to form a new coalition. A spokesman for Junbish-e-Milli said a joint statement by the new coalition will be issued soon and that the coalition will take practical steps towards implementing its agendas and programs in the