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Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. envoy for Afghanistan, has verbally attacked Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, calling him the “Butcher of Kabul” and accusing him of acid attacks on female students and other atrocities during the civil war. Hekmatyar has yet to respond to these allegations. 💥🗣️ #Khalilzad #Hekmatyar #Afghanistan #CivilWar #PoliticalConflictKhalilzad’s Verbal Attack on Hekmatyar: “The Butcher of Kabul Acid-Attacked Female Students”

Khalilzad’s Verbal Attack on Hekmatyar: “The Butcher of Kabul Acid-Attacked Female Students”

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Hekmatyar presidential candidate of July in Afghanistan

Former Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who was accused of war crimes committed in the 1990s, started Saturday in the run-up to the presidential election in July. Returned from exile in 2016, he remains a very controversial character. His party, Hezb-e-Islami, is held responsible for many abuses during the civil war, including the siege of Kabul, which killed thousands in 1992. In 2003, the US State Department listed him as a terrorist on charges of colluding with al Qaeda and the Taliban, but Washington welcomed thirteen years later the amnesty granted to him by the United States. President Ashraf Ghani. ......... Read the full article

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Former warlord Hekmatyar calls for peace in public speech

A former Afghan warlord has held a large political gathering in Kabul, six months after returning from exile. Gulbaddin Hekmatyar is a controversial figure who was able to return in exchange for a promise to renounce violence and support the government. Al Jazeera’s Jennifer Glasse reports from Kabul. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter:…

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Afghan warlord Hekmatyar returns to Kabul after peace deal

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Veteran warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has returned to the Afghan capital, eight months after signing a peace deal with the government.

Mr Hekmatyar, an Islamist warlord accused of numerous atrocities, leads Hezb-e-Islami, the country’s second largest militant group.

Under the deal, he has agreed to accept the constitution and abandon violence.

Some see the deal as a step forward for…

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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar appears at Hezb-i-Islami meeting

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar appears at Hezb-i-Islami meeting

[ad_1] Laghman province, Afghanistan – Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-i-Islami, has made an appearance at a small gathering of members of the armed group in eastern Afghanistan, after years of self-imposed exile. The controversial commander, accused of war crimes, was one of the most influential leaders in the fight against Soviet forces in the 1980s.  The meeting on Friday came after…

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UN removes Hekmatyar from terrorist list

UN removes Hekmatyar from terrorist list

The United Nations sanctions committee has removed Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar from its list of designated terrorists following his recent peace agreement with the Kabul government.

“Therefore, the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo … no longer apply to him,” the UN Security Council’s committee said in a statement issued in New York on Friday.

The move comes months after Afghan…

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Afghan warlord Hekmatyar sanctions dropped by UN

Afghan warlord Hekmatyar sanctions dropped by UN

[ad_1] Image copyright AP Image caption Mr Hekmatyar has been in hiding for many years The UN has dropped sanctions against former Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, paving the way for him to return to the country. The Afghan government asked for the move as part of a deal with Mr Hekmatyar and his militant group in September. The deal grants him immunity in return for support for the Afghan…

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