Even during his absence from the country, Afghanistan’s first vice-president, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, has continued to be a headache for President Ashraf Ghani, who has been trying unsuccessfully to bring peace to the war-torn country. Last month, Dostum’s attempt to return home after nearly two months of exile in Turkey was allegedly thwarted by Ghani’s government. The refusal […]
Author Archives: Vinay Kaura
Vinay Kaura is coordinator at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Jaipur, Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice in Rajasthan, India. His research interests include India’s neighborhood policy, especially on the western front; Afghanistan-Pakistan relations; counterterrorism and counter-insurgency; and conflict resolution in Kashmir.