Sheberghan
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Sheberghan, also written as Shibarghan, Shaburghan or Shebirghan, and historically known as Shahpurgan, is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Jowzjan Province. It is within the
Sheberghan palace in 1976
Abdul Rashid Dostum
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Abdul Rashid Dostum is an Afghan exiled politician, former military officer and warlord. He is the founder and leader of the Junbish-e Milli political party, and was a senior army officer in the milit
Sheberghan
…has been proposed as the site of ancient Xidun, one of the five xihou, or divisions, of the early Kushan Empire. Sheberghan was the stronghold of Abdul Rashid Dostum while vying with his rival Atta Muhammad Nur for control of northern Afghanistan in the early years of the Karzai administration. Sheberghan was the…
Dostum in September 2014
Dostum (left) in 2005
Dostum (second from right) at the signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement on 30 September 2014