Wednesday, March 02, 2005
The New Afghanistan
Juxtapose this:
Karzai Names Strongman Dostum His Chief of Staffwith this:
The United Nations is investigating claims that General Abdul Rashid Dostum, an Afghan warlord and a key US ally during the war against the Taliban, tortured witnesses to prevent them from testifying against him in a war crimes inquiry.For more background on the war crimes allegations, read the Newsweek article "The Death Convoy of Afghanistan", archived here.
