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The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’

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He fought with the Soviets, then led the cavalry and B-52 bombers to rout the Taliban. In an excerpt from 'What We Won,' the story of Abdul Rashid Dostum.

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