Defying Dostum: A new Jombesh and the struggle for leadership over Afghanistan’s Uzbeks
Thomas Ruttig
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After years of attempts at inner-party reform, dissidents of Jombesh, one of Afghanistan’s major political parties, have given up. They have left and created a new party; not very surprisingly it is called the “New Jombesh.” The recent departure to Turkey – officially for ‘medical treatment’ – by ‘old’ Jombesh leader (and First Vice President) […]
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