Afghan General Abdul Rashid Dostum speaks during an interview with Reuters at his palace in Shiberghan in northern Afghanistan August 19, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz
KABUL (Reuters) - Bodyguards of Afghan Vice President Rashid Dostum who are wanted over allegations of torture and abuse of one of their boss's political rivals have turned themselves in to authorities after weeks of refusing to cooperate, officials said on Wednesday.
The move comes after days of rising tensions within President Ashraf Ghani's fragile national unit government. Armed troops blocked streets around Dostum's Kabul residence to try to force him to hand the men over.
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