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...
-led Hizb-e-Islami krazed killer group is likely to be announced on the eve of Eidul Azha.
Hizb leaders earlier hoped the announcement would be made on Saturday evening, but it couldn’t materialise owing to differences between PresidAfghan govt, Hizb-e-Islami peace deal nearsent Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..and Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah
... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun...
Hekmatyar, a veteran of the Afghan jihad against the Soviet military, has been accused by rights campaigners of widespread abuses, particularly during the civil war of the early 1990s, when he briefly served as prime minister.
"On our part, we have already finalised work," a Hizb spokesperson told The Express Tribune on Sunday. "We were expecting an announcement regarding the reconciliation agreement on Saturday evening."
Some reports suggest that opposition from Dr Abdullah is causing the delay, the front man added. "Talks between President Ghani and Dr Abdullah are in progress. And we hope the differences will be sorted out."
There are reports that President Ghani would declare truce with Hizb-e-Islami on the eve of Eidul Azha. The Hizb spokesperson, however, denied rumours that Hekmatyar was present in Kabul
...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title
Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either....
for the announcement of the peace deal.
Under the draft, members of Hizb-e-Islami would be offered a general amnesty, similar to the one offered in 2007 to warlords accused of war crimes. The government would also work to have the group removed from a UN blacklist. The group would not join the government but would be recognised as a political party and be involved in major political decisions.