...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...called on his rivals to adopt a political approach rather than hatching conspiracies as he insisted that the new formed coalition will be declared formally in Kabul city in the near future.
In his message issued on the occasion of Week of Martyrs and the 16th death anniversary of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the first vice president expressed his concerns regarding the ongoing situation besides paying tribute to the deaders.
Gen. Dostum ruled out speculations that the new coalition, coalition for the salvation of Afghanistan, will be disintegrated and will fail, insisting that the coalition will become more powerful and strong.
He warned his political rivals that their conspiracies and efforts against the coalition will not yield any result.
Gen. Dostum admitted that he will remain in
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
temporarily due to some political issues he is facing and considering the national interests of the country.