The Salang highway , Afghanistan 's main route to Central Asia , has been controlled by Dostum since he began fighting President Burhanuddin Rabbani 's government in Kabul in January 1994 in alliance with Hezb-i-Islami party leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar , then prime minister but rival to the president .
Salang
Afghanistan
Central Asia
Dostum
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Kabul
Hezb-i-Islami
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Salang