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Afghanistan
Defense minister rejects Hekmatyar’s alleged remarks regarding ethnic war
2017-11-14
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The acting minister of defense Gen. Tariq Shah Bahrami rejected the alleged remarks by the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
... who used to be known in intelligence circles as The Most Evil Man in the World but who now seems merely run-of-the-mill evil...
regarding the ethnic war.

Speaking to news hounds in Kabul, Gen. Bahrami said the ongoing war in the country is being waged for the defense of the country and against the terrorist groups.

He insisted that the conflict certainly has not links with the ethnic violence and war.

This comes as reports emerged few days earlier quoting Hekmatyar as saying that the ongoing conflict in the country has links with the ethnic violence.

However,
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the party in a statement said the remarks of Hekmatyar have been amended and wrongly reported by the media outlets.

The statement further added that Hekmatyar in his speech at the central council meeting of the party had pointed out towards the conflict in Ghor province and had stated that the war in the province is between the two ethnic groups.

Hekmatyar had also added that the more than two thousand families were forced to flee the area in Teyora district belonging to a specific ethnic group led by a local elder loyal to Hezb-e-Islami, according to Hezb-e-Islami statement.

The leader of Hezb-e-Islami had also claimed that the opposite side belongs to another party and was misusing the government facilities.
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