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Taliban ambush Vice President Gen. Dostum’s convoy in Faryab
 [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Talibs ambushed the convoy of 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... in northern Faryab province as he is leading a counter-terrorism operation against the group in north. The incident took place on Sunday as Gen. Dostum was on his way towards Ghormach district accompanied by a convoy of the security forces. Gen. Dostum confirmed the attack and said the turbans were in police uniform and ambushed the convoy of the security forces. The Talibs group has not commented regarding the report so far. Gen. Dostum arrived in Faryab province last week after the Talibs launched a coordinated attack on Ghormach district and seized its control from 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. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-18 |
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