Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Afghanistan in mourning after attack kills 40
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday declared three days of national mourning after 41 people were killed, six of them lawmakers, in the countrys deadliest suicide bombing.
German defense minister opposes talks with Taliban
German defense minister Franz Josef Jung said he opposed calls to negotiate with Taliban rebels in Afghanistan because previous attempts had failed, in an interview published Thursday.
Taliban chief boasts Kabul forced to bargain with militia
Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar said Thursday the Afghan government had been forced to negotiate with his insurgency, as the group called the release, this week, of five Taliban prisoners a "great victory," according to a US-based monitoring se
US backs Karzai's offer to talk to Taliban
The United States backs Kabuls offer to hold peace talks with the Taliban, but believes negotiations with the radical "hard core" in Afghanistan would be hopeless, a senior US official said Tuesday.
Kabul army bus suicide attack kills 30
A suicide bomber wearing an army uniform blew up an Afghan military bus in Kabul Saturday, killing 30 people and wounding 30 more in one of the deadliest attacks of the Talibans insurgency.
Taliban says any talks must see Western troops leave
The Taliban said Monday they would only hold talks with the government if they resulted in the withdrawal of the tens of thousands of Western troops.
Taliban steps back from negotiations call
A Taliban spokesman said Monday that the Islamic militant group would only talk to the US-backed Kabul administration if tens of thousands of Western troops leave Afghanistan.
Taliban says 'ready for talks'
The Taliban said Monday it was ready for talks with the Afghan government, after President Hamid Karzai offered negotiations in a bid to end the rebels nearly-six-year bloody insurgency.
Bin Laden, Omar alive, healthy, Afghan warlord says
Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar are alive and healthy, an antigovernment militant group said after the Saudi millionaire appeared, this month, on a new video.
Taliban, Al Qaeda prisoners in Afghan jail riot
About 1,300 prisoners, many of them from Al Qaeda and the Taliban, seized control of a block at Afghanistans main jail on Sunday after a riot in which more than 20 inmates were hurt, officials said.
