Tolo News: The Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who is running for president, at a campaign rally on Wednesday slammed the Afghan government leaders as “foreigners’ slaves” and called the government “un-Islamic”. Mr. Hekmatyar said the incumbent government — which is led by President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah — has been “occupied” by
1TV: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Thursday expressed opposition to holding presidential election before reaching a peace deal with the Taliban. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, Karzai called on candidates to withdraw. At the conference, Karzai rejected the idea of forming an interim government. He said that he had told Ghani to continue as
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 26, 2019 ISLAMABAD — A key presidential candidate in Afghanistan urged President Donald Trump on Friday to test the U.S. military power against Russia instead of threatening the “oppressed” Afghans. Politicians and the public in the war-ravaged country continue to express their anger at Trump for claiming his military plan,
Tolo News: Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has praised Pakistan’s role in the ongoing peace process for his country and has said that “Pakistan could play a key role in bringing peace in Afghanistan and now they are doing it.” “Pakistan is a very important country and Islamabad could play a key role in bringing peace in
Ariana: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a presidential candidate, says that efforts are going on so that all or some of the presidential candidates agree on forming a single electoral ticket. He says that this measure will be taken to prevent the going of the presidential election to the second round. Moreover, Hekmatyar announces that his team is ready
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan April 15, 2019 Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, one of Afghanistan’s most notorious former warlords, said there is “no doubt” neighboring Pakistan supports the Afghan Taliban. In an interview with RFE/RL in the Afghan capital on April 14, Hekmatyar also expressed hope that talks scheduled this week between the Western-backed Kabul government and
Tolo News: The Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who signed a peace deal with the Afghan government in 2016, says everyone in Afghanistan, including the Taliban, are tired of the war and that the group is now “serious” about a political settlement to the conflict in the country. “I feel that not only our nation but also
Tolo News: Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who is also running for president in July 20 elections, on Thursday said the planned consultative Loya Jirga on peace will not help resolve the stalemate in Afghanistan. This comes ten days after President Ashraf Ghani called for a grand consultative Jirga, a traditional assembly, on the peace process
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 20, 2019 ISLAMABAD — The process of submitting nomination papers for the upcoming presidential vote in Afghanistan concluded Sunday, with President Ashraf Ghani and his ruling coalition partner Abdullah Abdullah among the candidates seeking the country’s top office. Ghani and Abdullah, who was appointed chief executive in a deal mediated by
Tolo News: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Hizb-e-Islami leader, who entered a peace deal with the Afghan government in 2016 and returned home after almost 20 years, entered the race for 2019 presidential elections on Saturday. Fazl Hadi Wazeen, an Islamic studies researcher and a university lecturer, is Hekmatyar’s running mate for first Vice President. Qazi Hafizurrahman Naqi,