Abdul Rashid

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Abdul Rashid is the given name of Abdul Rashid Dostum, a prominent Afghan warlord and political leader.

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Abdul Rashid canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
military commander
politician
warlord
allyOf Northern Alliance
United States ONNED1
associatedWith Afghan National Army
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (post-2001, former)
surface form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
birthPlace Jowzjan Province
conflict Afghan Civil War
Soviet–Afghan War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
countryOfCitizenship Afghanistan
ethnicGroup Uzbek
familyName Dostum
founderOf Junbish-e Milli-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan
gender male
givenName Abdul Rashid self-linksurface differs
languageSpoken Dari
Pashto
Uzbek
militaryRank general
notableEvent accusations of human rights abuses
involvement in the Dasht-i-Leili massacre controversy
periods of exile in Turkey
notableFor alliance with U.S.-led coalition against the Taliban in 2001
involvement in the Afghan civil war
leadership of Uzbek militias in northern Afghanistan
role as an Afghan warlord
notableRole key power broker in post-2001 Afghan politics
leader of pro-government militias during various Afghan governments
occupation military officer
politician
opponentOf Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Taliban
politicalParty Junbish-e Milli-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan
positionHeld Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the Afghan National Army
Deputy Defense Minister of Afghanistan
Vice President of Afghanistan
regionOfActivity Northern Afghanistan
religion Islam

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Abdul Rashid Dostum givenName Abdul Rashid
Abdul Rashid givenName Abdul Rashid self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Abdul Rashid Dostum