Hekmatyar Shares Own Peace Plan With Afghan Leaders
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the head of Hizb-e-Islami on Thursday said that his party has shared its plan for peace with influential political factions in Afghanistan.
The withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan and the establishment of an interim setup are part of the plan.
Hekmatyar said that a number of members of the High Council of National Reconciliation, political movements and political parties are also working separately on their plans for discussions in the upcoming UN-led conference on Afghanistan in Turkey.
Hekmatyar suggested that a single peace plan should be created from the various plans suggested by differing parties.
Pakistan’s Secret ‘Proxy War’ Impedes Afghan Peace: Ex-envoy
Chris Alexandra, Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, says that restoring peace in Afghanistan will not be possible unless Pakistan halts its covert proxy war in the country.
Talking to TOLOnews, the Canadian diplomat said that Pakistan’s army, particularly the country’s powerful military intelligence, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), equips the Taliban and sends them to wage war against the Afghan government.
“There will be no peace in Afghanistan unless and until Pakistan stops its covert and now increasing covert proxy war in Afghanistan,” he said.
Taliban has been persistently rejected support from the Pakistani military.