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Afghanistan
Dostum criticizes President Ghani following a deadlock in unity govt
2016-09-03
[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...
harshly criticized President Ghani during a gathering in 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....
following a deadlock in the Government of National Unity by CEO Abdullah’s remarks.

According to a video released online by Enayatullah Babar Farahmand, the Chief of Staff of the Office of the First Vice President, Gen. Dostum is seen as accusing President Ghani of allocating his authorities to himself.

Gen. Dostum further adds that President Ghani is not supporting him and has not trust to his works.

The First Vice President told his supporters that a clear and transparent decision is better than the ongoing game as he informed regarding the formation of a congress within the next 40 days.

He said he has several other things to say but did not elaborate further regarding his claims.

The latest remarks by Gen. Dostum came as CEO Abdullah earlier criticized President Ghani in almost a similar manner and said he is unfit for the office.

Abdullah made the remarks, calling President Ghani as unfit for the office, during a gathering in Kabul earlier this month as he was addressing a group of young people in his office garden.

The Chief Executive said he had struggled to achieve much progress with President Ghani during the two years of their government on the issue of electoral reform.

Posted by:Fred

#3  Dostum is from the minority Uzbek while Ghani is an Ahmadzai Pashtun. They have on occasion been able to set aside ethnic rivalries. But only on occasion.
Posted by: Glanter Trotsky5797   2016-09-03 09:55  

#2  I'm OK with that. He is a murderous thug, but we all have our little foibles.
Posted by: Matt   2016-09-03 09:00  

#1  Those were General Dostum's horses ridden by our men at Mazar-e Sharif. Dostum is the key to defeating the Taliban.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-09-03 01:48  

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