Posts Tagged ‘Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’

Kabul, Apr.8 (ANI): The US has held direct talks with one of Afghanistan's biggest insurgent factions it has been reported. According to The Telegraph, a deputy to Richard Holbrooke, the new US envoy to the region, has met with a deputy of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar according to the Afghan media. Hekmatyar, who leads the Hizb-i-Islami party, is a key figure in the country's Taliban-led insurgency. Afghan media reported ... Full story

Washington, Apr.7 (ANI): The United States has once again raised concerns over the Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) links with outlawed extremists groups. In an interview to a private Afghan television channel, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said: "The ISI's contacts with some of the extremist groups like Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Haqqani network, Commander Nazir and others are a real concern to us." Gates said Washington ... Full story