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landed in the Dar-e-Suf to link up with Dostum. Three days later, the 12 members of
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Varshalomidze, Tamila; Siddiqui, Usaid (11 August 2021).
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in opposition to the new Taliban regime in October 2021.
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3418:""A Distant Plain: Insurgency in Afghanistan" Playbook"
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Motlagh, Jason; Carter, Sara A. (22 September 2009).
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2482:"Ismail Khan, Herat, and Iranian Influence"
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1561:, and some of his family reside there.
1531:might be secretly rearming his forces.
1316:International Security Assistance Force
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2778:Wafa, Abdul Waheed (3 February 2008).
2292:
2290:
2082:"Hero on horseback, or mass murderer?"
1901:. CanWest News Service. Archived from
1807:
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1543:, having a trademark bushy moustache.
1241:Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 595
722:, serving in his native region around
4253:Military equipment used by Mujahideen
3315:
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3200:from the original on 22 November 2021
3045:from the original on 14 November 2018
2759:from the original on 23 February 2023
1863:Cockburn, Patrick (1 December 2001).
1657:from the original on 25 December 2018
798:and leading his loyal faction in the
642:
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4411:
3416:Train, Brian; Ruhnke, Volko (2013).
3397:from the original on 5 February 2017
3219:Williams, Brian Glyn (6 July 2016).
3168:from the original on 20 January 2022
3109:from the original on 10 January 2022
3064:Sahak, Abdul Matin (30 March 2019).
2930:from the original on 9 December 2021
2376:Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan
1837:from the original on 28 October 2020
1790:from the original on 10 January 2022
1645:"Big fish among the Afghan warlords"
1370:Dostum was directly chosen as First
1280:Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death
1120:-based Guards Division, garrisoning
612:
4462:Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)
3647:29 September 2014–19 February 2020
3643:First Vice President of Afghanistan
3434:from the original on 9 October 2022
3135:from the original on 14 August 2021
2695:Gall, Carlotta (11 December 2001).
2179:"Afghanistan's most feared warlord"
2044:Schlichte, Klaus (10 August 2009).
1962:from the original on 17 August 2021
1738:from the original on 4 January 2018
1691:Esfandiari, Golnaz (2 March 2005).
102:First Vice President of Afghanistan
4206:Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
3902:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
3383:Kroll, Justin (17 November 2016).
3076:from the original on 30 March 2019
2900:from the original on 28 April 2016
2652:from the original on 29 April 2008
2217:from the original on 6 August 2020
1879:from the original on 8 March 2021.
1776:Riedel, Bruce (30 November 2001).
1494:, music played on television, and
683:during the campaign to topple the
245:Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
57:
3364:from the original on 21 July 2021
3334:from the original on 21 July 2021
3320:Kardas, Saban (8 December 2008).
3298:from the original on 21 July 2021
3266:from the original on 21 July 2021
3154:Lucas, Scott (6 September 2021).
2790:from the original on 30 July 2018
2304:from the original on 8 April 2009
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2191:from the original on 21 July 2021
2155:from the original on 21 July 2021
2094:from the original on 21 July 2021
2025:from the original on 8 April 2009
1995:from the original on 21 July 2021
1724:Partlow, Joshua (23 April 2014).
1705:from the original on 21 July 2021
1588:portrays Dostum in the 2018 film
1416:as he returned to Afghanistan at
1035:forces; he had been appointed an
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3233:from the original on 12 May 2017
2980:from the original on 18 May 2018
2869:from the original on 7 June 2011
2480:Johnson, Thomas H. (July 2004).
2421:from the original on 11 May 2008
2378:. Scarecrow Press. p. 112.
2298:"Profile: General Rashid Dostum"
2125:from the original on 2 July 2020
2080:MacKenzie, Jean (17 July 2009).
2015:"Profile: General Rashid Dostum"
1981:Putz, Catherine (13 July 2017).
1933:. 9 October 2003. Archived from
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813:. Dostum was a candidate in the
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4512:21st-century Afghan politicians
4467:People of the Soviet–Afghan War
3749:Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
3291:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
3038:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
2894:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
2888:Bezhan, Frud (8 October 2013).
2516:De Ponfilly, Christophe(2001);
2346:Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
2300:. BBC News. 25 September 2001.
1897:Pugliese, David (10 May 2007).
1698:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
1047:reported directly to President
786:was overrun by his former aide
748:dissolution of the Soviet Union
695:due to his significant role in
281:Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
4497:Afghan expatriates in Pakistan
4452:Vice presidents of Afghanistan
4258:Afghanistan War Memorial, Kyiv
3582:Profile: General Rashid Dostum
2177:Shariff, Omar (3 April 2014).
1948:Ansar, Massoud (8 June 2020).
1572:. He reportedly suffered from
1440:Taliban's nationwide offensive
1393:accused Abdul Rashid Dostum's
1152:fundamentalism imposed by the
1065:Soviet forces were withdrawing
634:
442:War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
1:
3461:. Little, Brown and Company.
2213:. BBC News. 2 February 2018.
2113:Mashal, Mujib (16 May 2020).
1516:
1438:On 11 August 2021 during the
1372:Vice President of Afghanistan
1147:effectively creating his own
835:Vice President of Afghanistan
823:National Front of Afghanistan
726:. Soon with the start of the
644:[ˈæbdurræˈʃiddosˈtum]
4507:Islamic State of Afghanistan
4487:Afghan expatriates in Turkey
4482:People from Jowzjan Province
3262:. Glasgow. 1 December 2001.
2610:Robert Young Pelton (2007).
2567:UN Security Council report.
2470:by Brian Glyn Williams, 2013
2050:Contemporary Security Policy
1625:Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
1620:Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
1170:Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
1080:Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
870:International Criminal Court
430:Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
413:Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
400:Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
269:Islamic State of Afghanistan
3131:. Reuters. 14 August 2021.
2616:National Geographic Society
1812:Hwang, Benjamin E. (2007).
1474:Dostum is considered to be
917:Dostum was born in 1954 in
762:and together they captured
624:
4543:
4186:Battle of Arghandab (1987)
2441:Jane's Intelligence Review
1470:Political and social views
1386:as second vice president.
1352:
1302:Presidency of Hamid Karzai
1299:
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1211:Operation Enduring Freedom
1208:
1205:Operation Enduring Freedom
1174:Following the rise of the
1167:
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478:Operation Enduring Freedom
449:US invasion of Afghanistan
4447:Afghan military personnel
4382:
4373:Bitter Lake (documentary)
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2411:Kakar, M. Hassan (1995).
2063:10.1080/13523260903059799
1820:Naval Postgraduate School
1564:Dostum is known to drink
1116:-based 53rd Division and
1020:, but returned after the
955:Defense of the Revolution
706:from a peasant family in
505:
436:Battles of Mazar-i-Sharif
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4522:Afghan military officers
4517:Afghan Uzbek politicians
4227:Kabul students' uprising
2729:. NBC News. 12 July 2009
1983:"Kabul's Dostum Problem"
1815:Understanding Warlordism
1124:fort, Maranjan Hill and
671:, initially part of the
388:Second Battles of Zhawar
343:444th Commando Battalion
91:Dostum in September 2014
39:latest accepted revision
3935:Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
2828:12 October 2014 at the
1404:In November 2016, at a
4395:Afghanistan portal
4248:War in popular culture
4243:Soviet aircraft losses
4166:Battle of Maravar Pass
3588:Biography about Dostum
3457:Harnden, Toby (2021).
2749:"Dostum, Abdul Rashid"
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1361:2014 general elections
1276:Dasht-i-Leili massacre
1270:Dasht-i-Leili massacre
1264:Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
1224:
1215:Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
1041:53rd Infantry Division
997:) and installation of
957:". Because of the new
866:Dasht-i-Leili massacre
800:Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif
673:Afghan Commando Forces
667:government during the
494:2021 Taliban offensive
470:Dasht-i-Leili massacre
465:Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
455:Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif
340:2nd Infantry Division
301:Afghan Commando Forces
186:Kingdom of Afghanistan
3800:Second Vice President
3483:. Oxford: Blackwell.
2342:"Abdul Rashid Dostum"
2240:"Abdul Rashid Dostum"
2021:. 25 September 2001.
1783:Brookings Institution
1555:Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1442:, Dostum, along with
1353:Further information:
1323:Karzai administration
1300:Further information:
1296:Karzai administration
1222:
1126:Khwaja Rawash Airport
1043:. Dostum and his new
730:, Dostum commanded a
312:Years of service
4338:The Living Daylights
4324:Charlie Wilson's War
4196:Battle for Hill 3234
4040:Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
3994:Konstantin Chernenko
3947:Hezb-e Islami Khalis
3764:First Vice President
3528:improve this article
3360:. 10 December 2014.
3327:Jamestown Foundation
2976:. 28 November 2016.
2862:The Washington Times
2579:on 30 September 2007
2443:, July 1994, p.323-4
1650:The Washington Times
1615:Abdul Jabar Qahraman
1349:Ghani administration
1237:Johnny Micheal Spann
1223:Dostum in early 2002
1191:Abdul Malik Pahlawan
963:Afghan National Army
788:Abdul Malik Pahlawan
716:Afghan National Army
710:, Dostum joined the
657:Afghan National Army
296:Afghan National Army
4191:Operation Magistral
4156:Panjshir offensives
4146:Operation Storm-333
4139:Military operations
4060:Burhanuddin Rabbani
4045:Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
4014:Abdul Rashid Dostum
4009:Mohammad Najibullah
3540:footnote references
3196:. 23 October 2021.
2542:(28 October 2002).
1731:The Washington Post
1653:. 12 October 2008.
1548:Brian Glyn Williams
1488:University of Balkh
1363:as running mate of
1158:Burhanuddin Rabbani
1110:Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
1102:Mohammad Nabi Azimi
1049:Mohammad Najibullah
995:Operation Storm-333
989:leaders, living in
945:, participating in
772:Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
768:Burhanuddin Rabbani
741:Mohammed Najibullah
677:U.S. Special Forces
651:politician, former
625:Abdurrashid Do'stum
512:Abdul Rashid Dostum
407:Battle of Jalalabad
393:Battle of Arghandab
68:Abdul Rashid Dostum
29:Page version status
18:Abdul Rashid Dostam
4345:The Magic Mountain
4055:Abdul Rahim Wardak
4030:Ahmad Shah Massoud
3940:Maktab al-Khidamat
3628:Political offices
3102:Al Jazeera English
3005:The New York Times
2924:Human Rights Watch
2784:The New York Times
2753:Afghan Biographies
2701:The New York Times
2487:Strategic Insights
2244:GlobalSecurity.org
2119:The New York Times
1580:In popular culture
1460:Abdul Rasul Sayyaf
1391:Human Rights Watch
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1096:, the head of the
1094:Sayed Jafar Naderi
1090:Ahmad Shah Massoud
1067:from Afghanistan.
1024:occupation began.
897:. You can help by
760:Ahmad Shah Massoud
718:and training as a
484:Taliban insurgency
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3013:on 1 January 2022
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2372:Adamec, Ludwig W.
1490:, cinemas showed
1444:Atta Muhammad Nur
1382:as president and
1312:Atta Muhammad Nur
1180:Northern Alliance
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827:Ahmad Zia Massoud
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780:Northern Alliance
758:. He allied with
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669:Soviet–Afghan War
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