
Abdul Rashid Dostum and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pray during a press conference in Kabul in 2014. AFP
Abdul Rashid Dostum and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pray during a press conference in Kabul in 2014. AFP
How Afghan warlords gave up to the Taliban with surprising ease
President Ghani was hoping a new northern alliance of strongmen could turn the tide against the insurgents
The National
August 15, 2021