...ethnic Uzbek warlord who distinguished himself fighting the Soviets and the Taliban. The story that he had a bad guy run over with a tank is an exaggeration. It was an armored personnel carrier...
strongly rejected allegations of genocide during the operations led by him in northern parts of the country.
Gen. Dostum said those who accuse him of genocide are speaking on behalf of the regional spy agencies directly involved in the ongoing violence across the country.
He said such remarks are made by those who organized funerals for the former Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.
Gen. Dostum is currently in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan to coordinate military operations against the anti-government armed Death Eater groups amid deteriorating security situation in this province.
He joined the Afghan security institutions and top government officials for blaming Pakistain's military intelligence for the ongoing violence in the country.
In his remarks following a series of deadly attacks in capital Kabul
...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title
Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either....
, Gen. Dostum said the Pak military generals and the country's powerful military intelligence -- Inter service Intelligence (ISI) are plotting and coordinating attacks across Afghanistan, under the name of al Qaeda, Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
affiliates and Talibs.
According to Gen. Dostum, the ongoing violence in Afghanistan could end only if Pakistain's military and ISI truly cooperate with the Afghan government.
In the meantime, he warned that the issue will be shared with the National Security Council upon his return to Kabul and those who accuse him of genocide would face prosecution for the irresponsible remarks.
Gen. Dostum insisted that he is leading counter-terrorism operations to bring peace and stability in northern parts of the country and emphasized that his presence in these operations is not aimed at killing the residents of these provinces.
His remarks were followed after he was accused of genocide against Pashtuns by certain activists and analysts during television and media debates.