[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A brief shootout was reported in Shebarghan city of northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday after a group of gunnies attacked the security guards of the First Vice President Gen. 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...
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One of the Lions of Islam was reportedly killed and another was jugged
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
by the security forces following the shootout.
The First Vice President was not present when when festivities broke out.
This comes as Gen. Dostum visited northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan to assess the security situation in northern Afghanistan, specifically the northern Faryab province where the security situation has considerably deteriorated recently.
At least 19 people were killed and 32 others were maimed in a suicide kaboom that targeted the Afghan cops in a busy market in Almar district today.
During a meeting with the Afghan army and Afghan coppers along with Afghan intelligence operatives in Shebarghan city on Monday evening, Gen. Dostum said he is visiting northern Afghanistan based on President Ghani's instructions.
Gen. Dostum promised to resolve the security issues of northern Afghanistan, specifically the northern Faryab province.