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| The Return of the Kingmaker: AfghanistanÂ’s General Dostum Ends his Exile in Turkey |
| 2009-09-03 |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #4 While a Soviet General, Dostum subjected traitors, Taliban to lie on the ground and be run over by tanks. However, he has a habit of switching sides in wars...depending on who's winning. I believe he possibly made the poignant remark that when the Soviets left Afghanistan, they would not so on the skids of their helicopters! General Dostum: "A" Number 1: "The Duke of Afghanistan!" |
| Posted by: borgboy 2009-09-03 10:41 |
| #3 order up the Conex's! We got Taliban to seal up |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-09-03 09:46 |
| #2 Dostum! I heard he was dead. Or am I thinking of Snake Plissken? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-09-03 02:20 |
| #1 Dostum had traveled to Turkey on December 4, 2008 to visit his family for the Kurban Bayram (Eid al Adha) festival, but was then denied the right to return by the Afghan government. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-09-03 01:09 |