Hekmatyar

Road to peace in Afghanistan doesn't run through Islamabad or Langley

Michael Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soviets, Kayani, Islam, Cia, Isi, Pakistan, Kabul, Mullah Omar, Taliban, Karzai, Afghanistan War, Islamabad, Haqqani, Muslims, Russia, Islamic, Afpak, Afghanistan, Russians, Holbrooke, Hekmatyar, World News
Michael Hughes

Most Afghans cringe when hearing the words "regional settlement" because to them it's nothing more than a euphemism for the meddling of foreign powers...

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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Messiah of Darkness

Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Henry Kamm, George Washington, Belgium, Messianic Islamist, Executive Order 13224, Daoud M. Abedi, International Crisis Group, Richard Holbrooke, Warlords, New York Times, Hekmatyar, Hesb-I-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), Politics News
Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould

The history of turning warlords like Hekmatyar to the good has consistently proven to be nothing but bad for the Afghan people It's not everyday th...

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Afghans Not 'Very Hopeful' for Kabul Peace Jirga

Abdulhadi Hairan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghans, Corruption, Kabul, Nato, Pakistan, Terrorism, Karzai, Peace, Government, Jirga, Insurgency, Reintegration, Taliban, Afghanistan, Reconciliation, Hekmatyar, World News
Abdulhadi Hairan

Both insurgent groups -- the Taliban and Hizb-e-Islami -- as well as Karzai's challenger in the last presidential election, Abdullah Abdullah, have explicitly said that they won't participate.

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Withdrawing from Afghanistan: What's the Rest of Our Plan?

Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joshua Foust, Corruption, HR 248, Negotiations, Human Rights, Anti-War, Rethink Afghanistan, Kucinich, Civilian Casualties, Tom Hayden, Afghanistan, Civilian Deaths, Peace, Marja, Withdrawal, Hekmatyar, Politics News
Josh Mull

It's pretty much conventional wisdom at this point that we're going to have to negotiate with the Taliban. Washington, Kabul, and Islamabad will div...

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