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2015-07-23 Afghanistan

Gunmen open fire on Gen. Dostum's security guards in Shebarghan

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Posted by Fred 2015-07-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

"...ethnic Uzbek warlord who distinguished himself fighting the Soviets and the Taliban."

Dostum did not fight the Soviets - he fought with them against the mujaheddin. He was very effective in protecting the area around Maza-i-Sharif.

After the Soviets pulled out of Afghanistan, Dostum continued fighting against the mujaheddin, supporting the Afghan government.

It was after the Soviet Union dissolved and Soviet aid to the Afghan government ceased that Dostum switched sides, allying with Ahmad Shah Masoud (Lion of Panjshir), the leader of the Northern Alliance. (Masoud was assassinated by al-Qaeda a few days before the attack on 9/11.)

Posted by Chuck 2015-07-23 19:37|| 2015-07-23 19:37|| Front Page Top

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