Abdul Rashid Dostum was a commander in the Afghan army, rising in 1989 to commander of the 7th Afghan Army Corps. But in 1992 he switched sides and joined the mujahedin. According to Riedel, why? A. He was jealous of Afghanistan's head of state, Najibullah, power and defected in a bid to replace him. B. The CIA paid him hansomely to switch sides. C. He was a deeply devout Muslim who had always been troubled by his service to the Afghan state. D. He "read the handwriting on the wall." He knew the regime was about to collapse.

Abdul Rashid Dostum was a commander in the Afghan army, rising in 1989 to commander of the 7th Afghan Army Corps. But in 1992 he switched sides and joined the mujahedin. According to Riedel, why? A. He was jealous of Afghanistan's head of state, Najibullah, power and defected in a bid to replace him. B. The CIA paid him hansomely to switch sides. C. He was a deeply devout Muslim who had always been troubled by his service to the Afghan state. D. He "read the handwriting on the wall." He knew the regime was about to collapse.