Afghanistan’s Changing Relationship with ‘Terrorists’

By Jessica Harn Resident Researcher, Neo-Jihadism & Transitional Challenges In the beginning of October, Kabul signed a historic peace agreement with the controversial Hezb-i-Islami group, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Hezb-i-Islami was founded in 1975, claiming to be the Islamic representation in Afghanistan in the fight against the Communist government during the Cold War. Its early […]

PublishedOctober 23rd, 2016 Author Legacy
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