Abdul Rashid Dostum
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Abdul Rashid Dostum is an Afghan warlord and former vice president known for leading powerful Uzbek militias and playing a pivotal, often controversial role in Afghanistan’s conflicts since the Soviet–Afghan War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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military commander ⓘ politician ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| alliance | Northern Alliance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mazar-i-Sharif
ⓘ
Sheberghan ⓘ |
| conflict |
Afghan Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
Afghan Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| describedAs |
controversial figure in Afghan politics
ⓘ
warlord ⓘ |
| era |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Uzbek ⓘ |
| familyName |
Mazar-i-Sharif
ⓘ
surface form:
Dostum
|
| founded | Junbish-e Milli-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan ⓘ |
| givenName | Abdul Rashid ⓘ |
| hasBeenAccusedOf |
human rights abuses
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dari
ⓘ
Pashto language ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
Uzbek ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Junbish-e Milli-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan ⓘ |
| name | Abdul Rashid Dostum self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Uzbek militias in northern Afghanistan
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role in the Afghan Civil War ⓘ role in the Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ role in the U.S.-led intervention in Afghanistan after 2001 ⓘ |
| notableRole |
key anti-Taliban commander in northern Afghanistan
ⓘ
regional strongman in northern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
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politician ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Jowzjan Province ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-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 ⓘ First Vice President of Afghanistan ⓘ Vice President of the Interim Administration of Afghanistan ⓘ
surface form:
Vice President of Afghanistan
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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