...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. ..has signed a decree for the release of the first batch of Hezb-e-Islam prisoners.
If Hek remains true to form, he'll find some grounds to break his agreement.
The first batch of the prisoners to be released from the jails will include over 70 inmates.
The officials in ARG Palace said last month that the release of Hezb-e-Islami prisoners will kick off as the per the peace agreement and with the return of the party’s leader
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...
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani also chaired the National Security Council meeting late in February and instructed the relevant authorities to take immediate steps in implementation of the peace deal with Hezb-e-Islami.
The peace agreement between Hezb-e-Islami and the Afghan government was signed in September last year, months after negotiations between the Afghan High Peace Council and the Hezb-e-Islami delegation.
The release of the prisoners of Hezb-e-Islami from the jails was one of the main conditions of the peace agreement between the two sides.
The conclusion of peace agreement resulted into the exclusion of Hekmatyar’s name from the United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
Security Council sanctions list and his return to Afghanistan.