From: EurasiaDigest (digest@eurasianet.org)
Date: Mon Feb 27 2006 - 10:04:02 EST
NORTHERN AFGHAN STRONGMAN PRESENTS PLAN TO DEFEAT TERRORISM
General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the most prominent warlord in northern Afghanistan, said that he could eliminate the remnants of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda from Afghanistan if the military antiterrorism command is transferred to him, the Kabul daily "Erada" reported on 25 February. Dostum, who currently holds the mostly symbolic title of the chief of the high command of the armed forces, vowed that if put in charge of antiterrorism efforts, he would be successful or would die himself in the attempt. Dostum, who during communist rule in Afghanistan was the head of a special force formed against the mujahedin, said that a special force is needed to counter terrorism in Afghanistan. AT
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