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Post by Frenchie on Aug 17, 2009 10:23:06 GMT 1
One of the world's most wanted warlords has told Sky News he will not enter into any peace talks while foreign troops remain in Afghanistan. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a Mujahideen leader who was once the Afghan prime minister, now leads the Hezb-e-Islami political party and paramilitary group in Afghanistan. His gunmen fight alongside al Qaeda and the Taliban - with the mission of killing British and American troops. Sky News gained unprecedented access to his group, and spent several days with them in four different provinces of Afghanistan, including the capital, Kabul. We were shown scores of weapons hidden across the region, including the roadside bombs that have claimed the lives of so many soldiers. In his first interview to a British journalist in nearly a decade, he told Sky News: "The important issue for us is to end the occupation and re-establish the country's sovereignty. "We never want to take part in a puppet Government under foreign dictat. "The Kabul Government is made up of looters and corrupt criminals. We don't want to enter this dirty ditch." Full Story >>
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Post by 4fingers on Aug 17, 2009 22:13:54 GMT 1
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