By Sharif Hassan , Sharif Hassan Reporter covering Afghanistan Email Bio Follow Sayed Salahuddin and Amie Ferris-Rotman Amie Ferris-Rotman Moscow reporter for the Washington Post. Email Bio Follow March 31 at 3:59 PM KABUL — Taliban insurgents repeatedly ambushed the convoy of Vice President Abdurrashid Dostum and killed two of his guards, Afghan officials said Sunday, but the powerful former warlord escaped injury.
Six of Dostum’s bodyguards were injured in the attack, which continued into his native Jowzjan province, local official Ana Murad Shahi said. “Taliban miscreants must know that with every attack they carry out on our political leaders, our resolve gets further strengthened to defeat them,” Abdullah said in a statement.
They are not serious about peace. End talks and kill them all!
Office_AQPk A War Lord who was famous for continuously switching sides during civil war and in process killed thousands of people on both sides is now Vice president of Afghanistan. Democracy at its best.
Isn't his brother in Taliban?
this chap has the multiple lives of a cat
:)
You better get you some backup.
Our country sustains a long-term military presence in Afghanistan, and we've already been there for 17 years. Isn't that longer than WW II and Vietnam combined? What do we have to show for it?
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