Strongman's loyalists show Taliban isn't the only threat in Afghanistan
almost 6 years in Stripes
Unruly ethnic factions remain a persistent challenge to central authority and stability in Afghanistan, periodically clashing with government forces and following leaders like Abdurrashid Dostum, who broke with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani government that had handpicked him to serve as a bridge to his ethnic group.
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