Former vice president Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has returned to Kabul, with a clarion call for political unity in Afghanistan. He was accorded a warm welcome by at the Hamid Karzai International Airport by senior political figures, including…
Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has said the existing democratic system should stay on and women’s rights and their freedom should be protected in true means. Dostum, also the leader of Junbish-i-Islami Afghanistan party, said: “We will protect the…
Rahila Dostum, the daughter of Abdul Rashid Dostum, on Sunday took oath of a selected member of the Meshrano Jirga or upper house of the parliament. Faisal Samay, secretary of Meshrano Jirga, introduced Rahila Dostum to other senators…
Former vice-president Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar have held talks on issues of bilateral importance. Friday’s meeting in New Delhi largely focussed on various aspects of the latest initiative to bring peace and…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree through which Gen. Abdul Rashid would be conferred with Marshal rank, Dostum’s aide said on Friday. Dr. Enayatullah Farahman, first deputy assistant to the High National Reconciliation Council, wrote…
Above 90 percent participants of a Pajhwok Afghan News opinion poll oppose the award of marshal rank to former vice-president General Abdul Rashid Dostum as part of a proposed political agreement between President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah…
First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Wednesday lent his support to Abdullah Abdullah in rejecting the final presidential election results, asking his support to celebrate victory of the Stability and Partnership team in the poll. Addressing…
Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Thursday warned of creating a parallel government if the presidential election result was announced in favor of the State Builder team based on fraudulent votes. Addressing a public gathering that marked…
KABUL Forces Commander Gen. Scott Miller did not confer any medal on Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, the alliance said on Tuesday. The NATO commander and Defence Minister Asadullah Khalid visited Jawzjan province on Monday and met Gen. Dostum. Some…
First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum has arrived in northern Balkh province after two months outside the country, an official said on Saturday. Syed Shamsuddin Sadaat, representative of the Jubesh party in Balk, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
KABUL on Monday. The statement said Dostum held a meeting with US Special Representative for Afghanistan’s Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Sunday. “Political and security situations, the peace process and future presidential elections were discussed during the meeting,” according to the…
First vice-president, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, on Thursday said the ongoing war in Afghanistan was in no one’s interest and called for a responsible end to the conflict. In his message read out on the occasion of Martyrs…
KABUL or lower house of parliament on Monday welcomed First Vice-president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum’s homecoming and stressed the need for consolidating national unity and finding peaceful solution to political wrangling Dostum returned Sunday and was welcomed at a special…
The Afghans view First Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum’s return from exile in Turkey as an effective move, but want him to appear before the Attorney General Office (AGO) to clear his name. On Sunday, the Uzbek strongman flew…
Former governor of northern Jawzjan province and political rival of Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum, Ahmad Ischi, on Sunday said he had no problem with the VP’s return but he wanted his case to be fully probed. Talking…
A government delegation is expected to meet Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum in Turkey again tonight and may share President Ashraf Ghani’s recent offer with the Uzbek leader, a well-placed source said Thursday. Three days back, Second…
Second Vice President Sarwar Danish has met Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and discussed with him national unity, security and cohesion among different ethnic tribes in the country. Danish visited Turkey to attend…
Second Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum is expected to return to Kabul within next 10 days, a member of the Junbish-i-Islami leadership council said Sunday. Dostum quietly left Kabul for Turkey last year in May, when his…
Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani has met First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum in the Turkish capital Ankara and discussed with him the country’s political situation. Rabbani wrote on his social media account that he held a detailed…
First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum has been once again denied entry to Afghanistan, reliable sources claimed on Thursday. Dostum, who heads the Junbish-i-Milli Islami political party, on Wednesday night tried to enter Afghanistan from neighboring Uzbekistan,…
First Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum’s special representative has claimed surviving a life attempt from a lawmaker and a former police chief for Jawzjan province. Nizamuddin Qaisari accused MP Fathullah Qaisar and Rahmatullah Turkistani, former police chief for…
