Dostum's Forces Capture Afghan Town

[Eye and Monkey]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/322C6CE6-8D3C-4BD6-83F3-ACB76DF40162.htm

Forces of a renegade adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai have overrun the capital of a northern province.

Forces of ethnic Uzbek strongman General Abd al-Rashid Dostum invaded Faryab province on Wednesday, prompting the central government to dispatch national army troops there on Thursday in an attempt to restore order.

"Both the governor and the commander have fled. Dostum's forces have overrun Maimana," said a defence ministry official, who did not want to be identified.

Presidential spokesman Jawed Ludin said an emergency National Security Council meeting chaired by Karzai had heard the city fell "to irresponsible armed individuals from neighbouring provinces and areas around Maimana".

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[LittleApple81]

1. Another "liberated" country going down the drain. And Pakistan

is making noises about Iraq being a distraction. Oh boy... what a mess.

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3. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=473439