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| Afghan airport blast: VP Gen Dostum unhurt as Kabul bomb kills 11 | |
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| A suicide bomb blast has rocked Kabul airport shortly after Afghan Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum returned from self-imposed exile. | |
| The interior ministry said 11 people were killed in a square that Gen Dostum had just passed through. He was unhurt. | |
| The ethnic Uzbek and former warlord was cheered by supporters on arrival. | The ethnic Uzbek and former warlord was cheered by supporters on arrival. |
| He left for Turkey more than a year ago, accused of ordering his men to kidnap and rape a political rival, accusations he denies. | He left for Turkey more than a year ago, accused of ordering his men to kidnap and rape a political rival, accusations he denies. |
| Hashmat Estankzai, of Kabul police, told the BBC a suicide attacker on foot had set off his explosives outside the gate of the airport. | |
| He said at least 14 people were also injured in the blast. | |
| Some reports said Gen Dostum's convoy was departing as the blast was heard. He was in an armoured vehicle. | Some reports said Gen Dostum's convoy was departing as the blast was heard. He was in an armoured vehicle. |
| Television footage showed Gen Dostum greeting supporters at his office not long after the explosion. | Television footage showed Gen Dostum greeting supporters at his office not long after the explosion. |
| Former ally's allegations | Former ally's allegations |
| Gen Dostum's reappearance was preceded by unrest in his powerbase in northern Afghanistan, as supporters demanded his return and the release of a militia leader. | Gen Dostum's reappearance was preceded by unrest in his powerbase in northern Afghanistan, as supporters demanded his return and the release of a militia leader. |
| Analysts believe President Ashraf Ghani sanctioned the return of Gen Dostum to try to shore up support ahead of the presidential election next year. | Analysts believe President Ashraf Ghani sanctioned the return of Gen Dostum to try to shore up support ahead of the presidential election next year. |
| Gen Dostum helped the US oust the Taleban in 2001 but has been blamed for some of the worst atrocities in the country's long-running civil war. | Gen Dostum helped the US oust the Taleban in 2001 but has been blamed for some of the worst atrocities in the country's long-running civil war. |
| He joined its national unity government in 2014. | He joined its national unity government in 2014. |
| Ahmad Eshchi, a former ally, said he had suffered days of severe beatings and sexual abuse at Gen Dostum's command. | Ahmad Eshchi, a former ally, said he had suffered days of severe beatings and sexual abuse at Gen Dostum's command. |
| He said the vice-president and 10 other men assaulted him while he was forcibly kept at Gen Dostum's residence in November 2016. | He said the vice-president and 10 other men assaulted him while he was forcibly kept at Gen Dostum's residence in November 2016. |
| The ex-warlord denies the claims and has said that Mr Eshchi was detained by Afghanistan's intelligence service. | The ex-warlord denies the claims and has said that Mr Eshchi was detained by Afghanistan's intelligence service. |
| Gen Dostum's spokesman said he went to Turkey simply for a medical check-up. | Gen Dostum's spokesman said he went to Turkey simply for a medical check-up. |