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Dostum off to Faryab amid reports of Ghormach fall
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum
...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...
 left 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 World and didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either....
 for the northern Faryab province this afternoon shortly after the Talibs seized control of Ghormach district.

A source close to the Vice President said Gen. Dostum left for Faryab on instructions of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..
The source further added that Gen. Dostum is visiting Faryab to help repulse the growing attacks by the Taliban bully boyz in this province.

Ahead of his travel to Faryab, Gen. Dostum told news hounds that he has received the necessary instructions to eliminate the threats posed by the Taliban group.

This comes as a provincial council official earlier said the Talibs have taken control of Ghormach district after hours of clash with the security forces.

The Talibs have intensified attacks on key northern provinces during the recent months as the group attempts to expand its insurgency activities in northern parts of the country.

The Talibs launched a coordinated attack on the strategic Kunduz city last week and managed to infiltrate into some parts of the city, including the central Kunduz city square.

The Afghan forces managed to push the Talibs from the city although sporadic festivities still continue in parts of the city with the security officials saying the operations are slowly being as the group have taken positions inside the residential areas.

Abraham Lincoln’s General: U.S. Grant (“I Can’t Spare This Man; He Fights.”)
Posted by: Fred 2016-10-12
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