...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. ..met with the leader of Hezb-e-Islami
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...
on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr and held talks regarding the ceasefire with the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
group.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said President Ghani visited the residence of Hekamtyar before noon time today to greet him on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
According to ARG Palace, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami thanked President Ghani and the other government officials for the visit and hailed President Ghani for his ceasefire initiative.
Hekmatyar further added that peace is the demand of the Afghan people as he declared full support to peace efforts and the ceasefire announced by the government.
President Ghani said the three days of ceasefire proved that peace has changed into an overall consensus as he emphasized that consultations with different political parties and sects will continue.