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Warlord Dostum's Checkered Past
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18:55 - 25:55 (07:00)

Journalist Ben Anderson discusses the past war crimes and reputation of warlord Dostum in Afghanistan, including accusations of fingers up people's nostrils and committed massacres of northern tribes during the Taliban's attempts to suppress the north.

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Accusations of war crimes have been made against Dostum, including shoving his fingers up people's nostrils and slitting their throats.
18:55 - 22:57 (04:02)
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War Crimes
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Accusations of war crimes have been made against Dostum, including shoving his fingers up people's nostrils and slitting their throats. He was known to have committed massacres against northern tribes during the Taliban regime.

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Warlord Dostum's Checkered Past
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Serial S02 - Ep. 9: Trade Secrets
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The Afghan war was a 25-year conflict between tribes, cities, and provinces fighting for their version of justice.
22:57 - 25:55 (02:58)
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Afghanistan War
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The Afghan war was a 25-year conflict between tribes, cities, and provinces fighting for their version of justice. Many of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay were captured not for fighting the US but for collaborating with either the US or Karzai's government.

Chapter
Warlord Dostum's Checkered Past
Episode
Serial S02 - Ep. 9: Trade Secrets
Podcast
Serial