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Hekmatyar likely to appear in a gathering in Laghman on Friday: Source
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The leader of Hezb-e-Islami  Gulbuddin Hekmatyar... who used to be known in intelligence circles as The Most Evil Man in the Worldbut who now seems merely run-of-the-mill evil... may appear in a gathering in eastern Laghman ...It has a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a reputionagreat wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin. He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.province of Afghanistan on Friday. Informed sources within Hezb-e-Islami have told RFE/RL that Mr. Hekmatyar arrived in Laghman on Wednesday and since then he is busy meeting with the party colleagues and leaders in this province. The sources further added that a major gathering will be organized in Laghman where Hekmatyar is likely to appear before the media and the people. In the meantime, preparations are also underway in capital Kabul for the return of Hekmatyar, months after he signed a peace agreement with the Afghan government. The signing of the peace agreement in September last year paved the way for the removal of Hekmatyar’s name from the United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... Security Council Sanctions List which was done based on a request by the Afghan government. On the other hand, efforts are underway for the implementation of the articles of peace agreement between Hezb-e-Islami and the Afghan government. One of the main articles of the peace agreement is regarding the release of Hezb-e-Islami prisoners from the jail. Posted by: Fred 2017-04-28 |
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