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...
once again slammed the Taliban
...the Pashtun equiovalent of men...
group for leading a baseless insurgency, claiming that the group is the main reason behind the presence of the US forces in Afghanistan.
Speaking during a gathering in eastern Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
province in the presence of Second Vice President and other high level officials, Hekmatyar said the insurgency led by the Taliban has forced the American force to remain in the country, specifically pointing towards the attack on Kunduz city nearly two years ago.
Hekmatyar further added that the major attack on Kunduz city was a major mistake done by the Taliban holy warriors for launching the attack after the US forces had started withdrawal from the country.
He said Hezb-e-Islami joined grinding of the peace processor since the US had taken most of its forces out of the country but the growing insurgency led to revision of decision by US to keep troops in the country.
The Hezb-e-Islami leader called on Taliban group to get united with the Afghan people and build the country.