Afghan General Dostum sent into exile in Turkey.

Under house arrest, former Chief of General Staff of the Afghan army, General Abdul Rashid Dostum brought to Turkey on the private plane, reported the Turkish newspaper Vatan. "
The publication notes that a key figure in the government of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, Dostum was ousted from the post of Chief of General Staff in February 2008 in connection with the attack on his former ally Baya Akbar.
The president agreed to cease harassment of the general in exchange for his departure from the country. The place was chosen links Turkey. The publication said that the move Dostum was organized Turkish government, which has already once provided shelter 54-year-old general.
General Dostum, Uzbek nationality, was educated in the USSR. During the Afghan war years 1979-1989 Division 53 commander of government troops, composed of Uzbeks. After the fall of the Najibullah led by Uzbek militia in northern Afghanistan, was one of the leaders of Northern Alliance and successfully resisted the advancing Taliban. In 2005 was appointed Chief of Staff of the High Command of the Armed Forces of Afghanistan.
However, many Afghans and human rights groups believe Dostum implicated in crimes such as drug trafficking and numerous human rights violations. They believe that the general must be brought to justice.