Dostum

Dostum was a critical U.S. ally during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan:

: During the 1990s, he effectively ruled a "state-within-a-state" in northern Afghanistan from his stronghold in Mazar-e-Sharif. Dostum

Report on Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum Marshal (born 1954) is a prominent Afghan military leader, politician, and former Vice President. He is widely recognized as the preeminent leader of Afghanistan's Uzbek ethnic minority . Early Career and Rise to Power Dostum was a critical U

: After the Taliban took Kabul in 1996, he joined the Northern Alliance to resist their rule. Role in Operation Enduring Freedom Dostum