Hekmatyar accuses govt of being party to targeted attacks

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hizb-e-Islami Party, has accused the government of being involved in targeted attacks across the country.

In an interview with Ariana News, Hekmatyar threatened to expose those involved in the attacks if the government failed to “stop assassinating people”.

“They have ten days to meet our demands. The ARG (Presidential Palace) should understand that we will definitely expose the wicked group involved in these assassinations as well as we will announce the names of the leaders of the terrorist group,” Hekmatyar said.

Hekmatyar once again reiterated his party’s demands but said his first demand is to stop targeted assassinations in the country.

This comes after dozens of Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) supporters staged a protest rally in Kabul last week.

Hekmatyar warned that if the government failed to abide by conditions laid out in the 2016 peace agreement, protests would be extended to other provinces.

“The ARG must put aside deception and implement the Hizb-e-Islami agreement and release all our prisoners. We give a ten-day deadline,” Hekmatyar said.