Dostum to Return

The first VP General Abdul Rashid Dostum is coming home Sunday 22 July from Turkey after being in exile for more than a year.

The first VP General Abdul Rashid Dostum is coming home Sunday 22 July from Turkey after being in exile for more than a year.
“Mr Dostum’s treatment process ended in Turkey and will return to the country on Sunday,” said the presidential spokesman Haroon Chakhansori at a press conference in Kabul. “Mr Dostum will continue to work as the first VP with all of his legislative powers,” he added.

However, the spokesman said the charges against Dostum will be independently investigated by the judicial authorities.