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Suicide Bomber Kills 6 in Afghanistan

5th April, 2016 · admin

VOA News Ayaz Gul April 5, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Officials in Afghanistan say that a suicide blast in the central Parwan province Tuesday killed at least six people and wounded at least 22 others. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Seddiqi confirmed the attack in the Siah Gerd district, saying almost all the victims were civilians, including women. He

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Peace Talks, Security, Taliban | Tags: Hekmatyar, Hezb-e Islami, Parwan |
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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has changed his conditions for peace process

5th April, 2016 · admin

Khaama Press: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has reportedly changed his his conditions for peace process with the Afghan government by stepping back from his demands for the complete withdrawal of foreign forces, it has been reported. An official of Hezb-e-Islami Amin Karim has told The Associated Press that Hekmatyar is no longer demanding that all

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Posted in Peace Talks, Political News | Tags: Hekmatyar, Hezb-e Islami |
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No compromise on women’s rights if peace deal achieved: Gulbuddin’s party

2nd April, 2016 · admin

Khaama Press: Atiqullah Safi, a member of Hezb-e-Islami said the party respects women’s position in the society and dismissed the reports regarding the party’s stance to prevent women from education as baseless. Safi further added at least 8,000 children are studying in the schools of Hezb-e-Islami with the girls students forming half of the number. Click here

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Posted in Afghan Women, Peace Talks, Political News | Tags: Hekmatyar, Hezb-e Islami |
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Hard-Line Militant Group Wants ‘Power-Sharing’ With Kabul In Exchange For Peace

23rd March, 2016 · admin

By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 23, 2016 Afghanistan has managed to bring one of the country’s most notorious militant leaders to the negotiating table after he dropped demands that all foreign forces leave the country. Now Kabul must consider whether Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s offer to end a 15-year insurgency campaign in exchange for

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Posted in Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Taliban | Tags: Hekmatyar, Hezb-e Islami |
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Aides to Fugitive Afghan Warlord Take Part in Peace Talks

18th March, 2016 · admin · 1 Comment

VOA News Ayaz Gul March 17, 2016 ISLAMABAD—In a major move in efforts to end the conflict in Afghanistan, representatives of fugitive Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar have held preliminary peace talks with Afghan negotiators in Kabul. Hekmatyar, 68, leads the Hezb-e-Islami faction that has staged deadly attacks against the U.S.-led international forces and their Afghan

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Posted in Peace Talks, Taliban | Tags: Hekmatyar, Hezb-e Islami, Mullah Mansur |
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Afghan Militant Group Ready For Peace Talks

13th March, 2016 · admin · 1 Comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 13, 2016 An Afghan militant group, Hezb-e Islami, has said it is ready for peace talks with the government. The group led by notorious warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said in a statement on March 13 that it wants peace. The U.S. State Department lists Hekmatyar as a “terrorist” for supporting Taliban

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Posted in Peace Talks, Political News | Tags: Hekmatyar, Hezb-e Islami |
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US adds Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin members to list of global terrorists

11th March, 2016 · admin

Khaama Press: “The Department of State has designated Abdullah Nowbahar and Abdul Saboor as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons that have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national

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Posted in Security, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Hekmatyar, Hezb-e Islami |
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Hekmatyar’s Hezb-e-Islami party says will consider if invited to peace talks

25th February, 2016 · admin

Khaama Press: The Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar officials have said they will consider an invitation to the proposed peace talks likely to take place in the first week of March. A senior leader of the party based in Pakistan has said they have not received any formal invitation for the direct talks so far, a

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Posted in Peace Talks, Political News | Tags: Hekmatyar |
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Key Afghan Warlord Criticizes Kabul’s Peace Push

25th February, 2016 · admin · 1 Comment

VOA News / February 24, 2016 Akmal Dawi After more than a year of political wrangling with allies in Afghanistan’s national unity government, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani this week announced the composition of a new seven-member High Peace Council (HPC), and again called on the Taliban and other insurgent groups to stop fighting and choose

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Posted in Haqqani Network, ISIS/DAESH, Peace Talks, Political News, Taliban | Tags: Ashraf Ghani, Dostum, Hekmatyar |
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Young Afghan actor makes his Bollywood dream come true

11th February, 2016 · admin

AOPNEWS | February 11, 2016 On July 18, 2015, Afghan actor Abdul Hafiz Khan decided to audition for a role in a new Bollywood movie, starring super star actor Aamir Khan. After more than 50 auditions, the 21-year old finally landed a role in Aamir Khan’s new movie, Dangal, which is scheduled to be released

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Posted in AOP Reports, Entertainment News, Taliban | Tags: Hafiz Khan, Hekmatyar |
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