http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_warlord
Highlights:
He is among Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, accused of widespread abuses including the massacre of thousands of Taliban prisoners.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Monday he would press Karzai to rescind the appointment
"As we have noted repeatedly in the past, the United States maintains concerns about any leadership role for Mr. Dostum in today's Afghanistan," U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said.
critics fear the appointment sends the wrong signal to the Taliban at a time when the government is preparing to offer the militants economic incentives to abandon the insurgency
Human rights groups have alleged Dostum was responsible for the deaths of up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners captured by his militia early in the Afghan war
Noor Olhag Olomi, a member of parliament from Kandahar, called the Dostum appointment a "violation of human rights" of Afghans who had suffered abuse at the hands of Dostum and his forces.
Highlights:
He is among Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, accused of widespread abuses including the massacre of thousands of Taliban prisoners.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Monday he would press Karzai to rescind the appointment
"As we have noted repeatedly in the past, the United States maintains concerns about any leadership role for Mr. Dostum in today's Afghanistan," U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said.
critics fear the appointment sends the wrong signal to the Taliban at a time when the government is preparing to offer the militants economic incentives to abandon the insurgency
Human rights groups have alleged Dostum was responsible for the deaths of up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners captured by his militia early in the Afghan war
Noor Olhag Olomi, a member of parliament from Kandahar, called the Dostum appointment a "violation of human rights" of Afghans who had suffered abuse at the hands of Dostum and his forces.
