Abdul Malik is a Uzbek warlord/politician based out of Faryab Province in northern Afghanistan. He is currently head of the Afghanistan Liberation Party and was heavily involved the factional fighting that consumed Afghanistan for many years [1]. His arch-rival for control of the Uzbek north is Rashid Dostum, and their militias have clashed several times since the fall of the Taliban. Previous to the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, Malik's alliances shifted continuously, as was common, and he was at various times an ally and enemy of of Dotsum (see: Afghanistan timeline 1996–1999). Warlord is a term that refers to one who has de facto military control of a subnational area, due to armed forces which are personally obedient to — somewhat circularly — that warlord. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Afghanistan ... General Abdul Rashid Dostum (also Abdurrashid Dostum, born 1954) is the Deputy Defense Minister of Afghanistan and an Uzbek warlord. ... Flag flown by the Taliban. ... Afghanistan timeline // [edit] April 3, 1996 About 1,000 Muslim clergymen elect Taliban leader Mohammed Omar as amir al-momineen (commander of the faithful), denouncing Rabbani as unfit to lead the Islamic nation. ...