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Afghanistan Rehabilitates the 'Butcher of Kabul'
After months of talks and several setbacks, the Afghan government recently reached a peace agreement with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hezb-i-Islami (HIG).
On September 29, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani signed the agreement at the presidential palace in Kabul during a ceremony broadcast live on television.
Warlord Hekmatyar, who is believed to be hiding out in Pakistan, addressed the gathering in Kabul in a recorded video message that showed him signing the peace deal in a small room at an undisclosed location. He called on the Taliban and other parties to join the peace process and urged the Afghan government to fulfill a number of demands not mentioned in the agreement, such as releasing key Taliban prisoners.
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