Gulbuddin Hekmatyar appears at Hezb-i-Islami meeting
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-i-Islami, has made an appearance at a small gathering of members of the armed group in eastern Afghanistan after years of self-imposed exile. The controversial commander, accused of war crimes, was one of the most influential leaders in the fight against Soviet forces in the 1980s. The meeting on Friday came after Hekmatyar's group signed a peace deal with President Ashraf Ghani's government in September. The […]