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Marcia G. Yerman: The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan Examines Sexual Abuse in Afghanistan
The Huffington Post
This is a story that the US authorities have tried to keep quiet for over a decade now. Not only was I beaten, but a warrant was issued for my arrest -- along with Jamie Doran. We sent the film crew back to London, and Jamie and I went into hiding for...
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Another possible obstacle comes from the United National Front, which represents Afghanistan's non-Pashtun minorities, who can muster considerable popular support and military might. They include Uzbek general Abdul Rashid Dostum, Ahmadzai Massoud,...
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U.S. Representatives and Afghan Northern Alliance representatives address a news conference after talks in Berlin January 9, 2012. Pictured are L-R: U.S. congressmen Louie Gohmert, Steve King, Loretta Sanchez, Dana Rohrabacher, Afghan Chairman of... View Photo »
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"If the government is going to start a peace process, then we should also be in this process because we also represent part of the nation," he said. "If the peace process is not clear, then peace cannot be successful." A spokesman for former Northern...
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“If the government is going to start a peace process, then we should also be in this process because we also represent part of the nation,” he said. “If the peace process is not clear, then peace cannot be successful.” A spokesman for former Northern...
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"If the government is going to start a peace process, then we should also be in this process because we also represent part of the nation," he said. "If the peace process is not clear, then peace cannot be successful." A spokesman for former Northern...
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Afghan Chairman of National Front Ahmed Zia Massoud (L-R) Leader of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan General Abdul Rashid Dostum and Leader of the People's Unity Party of Afghanistan Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq address a news conference after talks... View Photo »
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Northern Alliance chief Ahmad Shah Masood, considered a national hero by anti-Taliban forces. "If the government is going to start a peace process, then we should also be in this process because we also represent part of the nation," he said. A...
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Abdullah said. "But we will only support the peace process if it is transparent and it includes all the opposition groups within the country" and not just the Taliban. On January 9, Abdullah and several other prominent Northern Alliance leaders,...
About Abdul Rashid Dostum
Wikipedia
Abdul Rashid Dostum (born 1954) was a former Pro-Soviet fighter during the Soviet Invasion and the current leader of Uzbek-Afghan northern provinces.He joined the Afghan military in 1978, fighting with the Soviets and against the mujahideen throughout the 1980s before switching sides and joining the mujahideen. Dostum would again switch sides... Full Article
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U.S. Representatives and Afghan Northern Alliance representatives address a news conference after talks in Berlin January 9, 2012. Pictured are L-R: U.S. congressmen Louie Gohmert, Steve King, Loretta Sanchez, Dana Rohrabacher, Afghan Chairman of National Front Ahmed Zia Massoud, Leader...
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Afghan interim government leader Hamid Karzai (R) touches the arm of powerful warlord and Afghan deputy defence minister, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, during a ceremony held at Rosa Sharif Azrat Ali shrine, 21 March 2002, in Mazar-i-Sharif to mark the traditional Afghan new year. ...
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U.S. Representatives and Afghan Northern Alliance representatives address a news conference after talks in Berlin January 9, 2012. Pictured are L-R: U.S. congressmen Louie Gohmert, Steve King, Loretta Sanchez, Dana Rohrabacher, Afghan Chairman of National Front Ahmed Zia Massoud, Leader...
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