Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had flown to Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday to rally the city’s defences, meeting with several militia commanders, including Abdul Rashid Dostum. Dostum, is one of Afghanistan’s most notorious warlords, once described by Afghan President Ghani himself as a “known killer.”  Dostum was involved in a 2001 massacre that killed more than … Continue reading WHO IS ABDUL RASHID DOSTUM? DEFENDING MAZAR-I-SHARIF FROM TALIBAN