Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 14, 2016 The Afghan High Peace Council (AHPC) says it has agreed on the main points of a peace deal with the Hezb-e Islami militant group. A spokesman for the AHPC, the presidentially appointed body tasked with pursuing peace settlements with militant groups, told RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan that the
The New York Times: Since his days as a C.I.A.backed Afghan guerrilla leader against the Soviets in the 1980s, the former prime minister and perpetual insurgent Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has always seemed to be negotiating his next shift of alliances. Now, with his Hezbi Islami militant group nearly eclipsed by the Taliban, Mr. Hekmatyar, 68, is once
Khaama Press: The delegation of Hezb-e-Islami led by Ghairat Baheer have said they have put forward the party’s 25 conditions to Afghan government to join peace process, including the removal of Hekmatyar’s name from the blacklist. Hekmatyar’s name was included in the blacklist by the United Nations Security Council in 2003 for having links with the al-Qaeda
Khaama Press: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on Taliban group to join peace talks with the Afghan government in a bid to end violence and help secure peace and stability in the country. Karzai met with the delegation representing Hezb-e-Islami party during peace talks with the Afghan government. Click here to read more (external
ISLAMABAD, April 7 (Xinhua) — Pakistan’s top foreign affairs adviser, Sartaj Aziz, said on Thursday that a four-nation group on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan will meet this month to review the situation after the refusal of the Taliban to join the reconciliation. The quadrilateral group of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States had
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
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
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
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
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