Afghan Warlord Dostum Returns to Afghanistan To Campaign For Karzai. Democracy Now 8/18/09 1 of 3

Eight Years After Orchestrating Massacre at Dasht-e-Leili, Afghan Warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum Returns to Afghanistan To Campaign For Karzai

One of Afghanistans most feared warlords has returned to Afghanistan just days before its presidential election. General Abdul Rashid Dostum is one of several warlords who have allied with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is seeking a new term. Karzai is hoping Dostums return will help attract ethnic Uzbek voters. Dostums return to prominence in Afghanistan comes despite his role overseeing a 2001 massacre at Dasht-e-Leili that left at least 2,000 Taliban POWs dead. Hes also had extensive ties with the U.S., and was formerly on the CIA payroll.

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[rakovskii]

@ROKHANAFGHANISTAN There's no need to threaten or feel threatened. I feel sad when I hear sad stories from Afghanistan. Peace. Salaam.

[ROKHANAFGHANISTAN]

@rakovskii if you dont know be quite.

everone knows who this criminal is

dont worry you may know in the future

[rakovskii]

Dostum is most "secular" of the Muslim leaders. Why does Democracy Now say he has US ties as if it is a bad thing? How can any leader not have foreign "ties" to anyone?

I'm sorry for anyone to have war crimes. Wasn't the Qala Lang massacre a battle that the Taliban prisoners started when they were being disarmed?

[soreno32]

the only mujahideen leaders that were the best were dostum and massoud.

[Turanianboy]

why but what about the several years of Hazara masscre???? come on fuck

[BattorUzbek]

James Risen, Fok YOu.

General Dostum is a Hero.

We love him. More then 8 million Turks are behind him in Afghanistan.

Death to America!

We dont want any americans in Afghanistan, go back to your country. shit assess...

[oceanbound222]

The US involvement into the Afghan Taliban and heroin production is SHAMEFUL !!!!!!!!!