General Dustum Afghanistan Biography

He was born in the year in the town of Khodzhe Dokuh of the province of Dzhazuzhan in the north of Afghanistan in the family of peasants. His father is an ethnic Uzbek, his mother is an ethnic Turkmen. In the year he began working at a gas processing plant in Shibergan, the administrative center of the province. Actively participated in trade union activities. During the Soviet military presence in Afghanistan, from the post of head of the trade union of workers, he grown to the post of leader of the semi -native group of ethnic Uzbeks, which fought on the side of the pro -communist government of Najibullah, supported by the USSR.

Until the middle of the year, Dustum held the position of commander of a semi -native formation of 20 thousand people and acted in the northern provinces of Afghanistan. Then he became part of the security forces of the government of Dr. Najibullah and fought with him against the Mujahideen who opposed the Soviet army. He commanded the division, which consisted mainly of Uzbeks.

In the X years, he was trained in the USSR. For his service in cooperation with the pro -Soviet government, Dustums was awarded several government medals. However, in the last period of the existence of the last pro -Moscow government in Afghanistan, Dustum changed political orientation in the year and began to cooperate with the Mujahideen. After the fall of the Mujahidean government, he joined the government, headed by Burkhanudin Rabbani, and even for some time collaborated with the leader of the Islamic Party of Afghanistan Gulbeddin Hekachesyar.

Then he returned to his main base in the north of Afghanistan and took control of the region, which included about six provinces with a population of 5 million people. In the year, during the heyday of his power, Dustum created a separate government in the north of Afghanistan and fully controlled the affairs of this region. It was during these years that the supporters of Dustum gave him the nickname "Lord Dustum." However, Dustum’s “dominion” ended in the year, during the period when the Taliban accumulated enough power to conquer most Afghan cities.

After the Taliban seizure of the Balkh, the city of Mazari-Sharif, Dustum was forced to flee to Turkey. He later returned to Afghanistan and met with Ahmad Shah Masud commander to discuss the possibilities of joint struggle against the Taliban. Dustum positioned himself as a commander opposing the Taliban, and, having joined the anti-Titaly northern alliance, was able to bring Mazari-Sharif again from the control of the Taliban is prohibited in the Russian Federation.

After the death of Ahmad Shah Masuda, who occurred as a result of the attack of the suicide bomber in September, the command of the Antitiliban Front took upon himself one of his associates, Mohammad Kasim Fahim, and Dustum did not demonstrate disagreement with this purpose. Forces under the command of Dustum, together with other half -willed formations associated with groups of Mosheds, played an important role in the victory of the American offensive, which aimed at overthrowing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

After the removal of the Taliban from the authorities in Afghanistan and the creation of a new government in the country that enjoyed the support of the United States, Dustum became the head of the Higher Military Council and the representative of Hamid Karzay in the north of Afghanistan, and then was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense of Afghanistan. Subsequently, he was appointed head of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Afghanistan in the new government of Hamid Karzai.

However, by the decision of the General Prosecutor's Office of Afghanistan, the Dustum entered this position was postponed in connection with the statement of the head of the ethnic Turks of Afghanistan Akbar Bai that he was abducted by the people of Dustum and subjected to beating. Despite the fact that Dustum resolutely refuted the accusations, the incident overshadowed his relationship with the Karzai government, and he was forced to leave the country.

After that he lived in Turkey, during the presidential election of the year he returned to Afghanistan and was restored in his former position. He supported the candidacy of Karzai. In the elections of the year, he supported the candidacy of Ashraf Gani. After the victory, Gani Dustum received the post of first vice president. In May, Dustum was forced to leave Afghanistan again because of the next scandal.

The accusations of capturing and illegal holding of the hostage, as well as torture, including beatings and sexual violence, were brought to his bodyguards. The ex-governor of Jauszhan Ahmad Eshchi was detained by the protection of the vice president, and later gave his testimony as a victim. According to Eshchi, it was Dustum who ordered him to arrest him and led the reprisal.

Nevertheless, during the investigation of the incident, the prosecutor's office was the vice president in the case as a witness. Against the background of the scandal, he went to Turkey under the pretext of undergoing a course of treatment, but in Afghan political circles this event was perceived as a link. After 14 months of absence, Dustum returned to his homeland.Despite the fact that his arrival in Afghanistan took place with increased security measures, after the road motorcade left for a residence, the road was attacked by a suicide bomber, as a result of which at least 25 people died and suffered.

The responsibility for the attack was taken by the Islamic State group prohibited in the Russian Federation. They have repeatedly encroached on his life. Six months after returning to Afghanistan, another attempt was made to him, the responsibility for which the Taliban took. The militants attacked the motorcade of the vice president on the way from Balkh to Schibergan.

Dustum himself was not injured, but one of his guards died and two more were injured. The Taliban accuse the dustum of massive reprisals against the last prisoners detained in prisons - is considered one of the irreconcilable opponents of the Taliban. In the presidential election of the year, Dustum supported his opponent Gani Abdullah Abdullah. Repeatedly accused the Afghan and falsification in favor of Gani and spoke out in support of the formation of a parallel government.

After the conclusion of the political agreement between Gani and Abdullah Dustum, he received the post of marshal. Abdul Rashid Dustum has repeatedly visited Russia. In October, at the invitation of Ramzan Kadyrov, he made a visit to Grozny. According to media reports, during the meeting, the parties discussed the fight against terrorism and the Islamic State in particular.

As the head of the Chechen Republic subsequently stated, Dustum emphasized that IS is trying to turn Afghanistan into his bridgehead, in connection with which the country needs to support Russia in order to avoid the implementation of these plans. In March, he was invited to a Moscow meeting in Afghanistan, but he left the Russian capital ahead of schedule due to a scandal with a member of the Taliban delegation, Mullah Fasel.

He speaks Uzbek, Dari and Pashtu with his tongues. It has several children. His eldest son of Batur is also actively involved in political activities. He is a member of the Volusi Jirgi of the lower house of parliament and is part of the Kabul delegation in negotiations with the Taliban in Doha. In January, the daughter of Dustum Rakhil was appointed senator.

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