Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has once again returned to battlefield in a bid to clear the areas under the anti-government armed militants control.
This time Gen. Dostum has joined thousands of the Afghan security forces in two districts of northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan, four months after he first launched operations in this province.
Gen. Dostum will start counter-terrorism and clearing operations in Qosh Tapa and Darzab districts of Jawzjan province this time.
Upon his arrival to Jawzjan, Gen. Dostum told reporters that he will join almost ten thousand members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the mentioned districts.
He said the operations will be launched from three angles, including northern Faryab, Jawzjan and Sar-e-Pul provinces to clear the two districts from militants presence.
According to reports, Qosh Tapa district has been witnessing mounting violence during the recent days and heavy clash continue between the anti-government armed militants and security forces since the past one week.
This is the third time Gen. Dostum is joining the Afghan forces to clear parts of Northern provinces from the militants presence.
Gen. Dostum first joined the Afghan security forces in the frontline in northern Faryab province earlier in the month of August last where he survived at least two assassination plots by the anti-government armed militant groups while he was leading counter-terrorism operations.
Initially his convoy was ambushed by the Taliban in militants in Qaisar district in mid-August while another plot to assassinate him was thwarted by the security forces and his special security guards few days later.
At least three suicide bombers were arrested from the vicinity of Gen. Dostum’s residence in Qaisar district in connection to the attack plot.http://www.khaama.com/vice-president-dostum-returns-to-battlefield-to-clear-jawzjan-districts-0154
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