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Dostum home after 14 months of exile in Turkey

First Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Sunday returned to the country and was welcomed at a special ceremony at the Kabul Airport after spending 14 months in Turkey. Dostum’s plane was landed in Kabul Airport around 4:30pm…

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Gen. Dostum due in Kabul tomorrow

The Presidential Palace on Saturday confirmed first vice president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum would likely return to the country from Turkey tomorrow (Sunday) and resume his job. Dostum quietly left Kabul for Turkey last year in May after…

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Gen. Dostum to return to Kabul in 2-day

First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum is expected to return to Kabul on Sunday, a reliable source said on Friday. According to the source agreement had reached on Dostum’s return to Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani had…

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Gen. Dostum’s homecoming delayed for few days

The return of Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum from Turkey has been delayed for a few days, a government official revealed on Sunday. Previously, Gen. Dostum was expected to return home on July 16 from Ankara, where 2nd…

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Supporters want Gen. Dostum back home soon

Supporters of the new political alliance, the Alliance for Salvation of Afghanistan, on Sunday held a protest gathering in the capital of northern Jawzjan province and demanded the return of first vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum and restoration…

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Plane carrying Dostum barred from landing in Balkh

KABUL on Tuesday confirmed a chartered plane carrying Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum was denied permission to land in northern Balkh province. RS spokesman US Navy Captain Bill Salvin told an American radio that they were called and their support in…

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Dostum opposes Massoud’s removal: Aide

First Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum has opposed the removal of Ahmad Zia Massoud from his office, saying people are fed up with the president’s decisions and perfidy, an official said on Tuesday. Inayatullah Babar Farahmand, head of…

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Dostum may have gone too far this time: US media

A report in US newspaper highlighted First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum’s decades old cruelties, human rights violation and recent abuse and alleged rape of former governor Ahmad Eshchi saying Afghan president was under pressure to prosecute…

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President, CEO pushing country into anarchy: Dostum

First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum has accused heads of the unity government of ethnic favoritism, warning they were pushing the country towards destruction. Talking to reporters in Shiberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, Dostum expressed concern…

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Removal of Dostum’s pictures sparks controversy in Balkh

The removal of first Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum’s portraits by unknown persons has created a tension between the VP’s supporters and government officials in northern Balkh province. Some of the portraits installed at various parts of Mazar-i-Sharif, the…

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More than 100 Taliban arrested in Faryab offensive: Dostum

First Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, spearheading an offensive in northwestern Faryab province, claimed on Saturday 120 Taliban had been arrested. During the operation,involving gunship helicopters, notorious Taliban commanders Hameedullah, Akhund, Abdul Malik and Amanullah had been detained,…

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Gen. Dostum vows to avenge beheaded troops

First Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Tuesday headed to Qush Tapa district of northern Jawzjan province from the provincial capital along with thousands of troops to conduct clearing operations against Taliban militants there. Before departing for Qush…