[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...
granted $15,000 to the family of each soldier martyred during the recent clash with the Pak forces in Torkham.
The Office of the First Vice President said the families of three soldiers who bit the dust in the clash received the assistance from Gen. Dostum.
The aid was delivered by the advisor of the First President in religious Mawlavi Mohammad Nabi to the families of three soldiers in Jalalabad city.
The aid includes cash and other materials including wheat, rice, oil, sugar, etc which were handed over to the families of the dear departed soldiers in the presence of provincial officials.
Mawlavi Nabi passed the message of Gen. Dostum to the families of the dear departed soldiers and hailed them for their bravery and dedication to defend the country.
Tensions intensified among the Afghan and Pak forces late on Sunday night after the Afghan border forces prevented the Pak security forces to work on the construction of a gate in Torkham.
The two sides engaged in deadly festivities for at least three times before diplomatic efforts were put in place to resolve the issue through negotations.
Both the Afghan and Pak security forces suffered casualties during the festivities that led to the closure of the crossing.
The Torkham crossing was finally reopened for the passengers and trucks earlier on Saturday almost a week that incurred heavy financial losses for the both sides.