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...
, said Iran’s role in his country "has always been negative."
Tehran "has always preferred continuation of war in Afghanistan... Iran has invested for at least 30 years (on war)," he told Pakistain’s Geo TV.
"Iran is a party to the war in Afghanistan and supports different groups... Most of the weapons came from Iran after the withdrawal of the former Soviet Union (from Afghanistan)," he said, adding that Tehran is providing weapons to the Taliban
...Arabic for
students...
"Many countries think their national interests are served by the continuation of the war," he said, adding that other countries should not bring their rivalries to Afghanistan.
"Unfortunately some neighbors don’t want an end to the war... so there’s instability, differences among Afghan leaders and a weak government. They’ve been spending on this war for 30 to 40 years," Hekmatyar said.
"Pakistain is the only country badly affected by the Afghan war. Pakistain... suffered the most. This war paved the way for the creation of groups that took up arms against Pakistain," he added.
"Pakistain wanted to import energy, gas, electricity and oil from Central Asia, but the war has blocked this and Pakistain faces a lot of problems due to an energy crisis."