Hekmatyar asks India to refrain from supporting Ahmed Shah Massoud Group

KABUL (92 News) – Former Prime Minister of Afghanistan and Hezb-e-Islami Chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has warned India to stop supporting Ahmed Massoud group.

Hekmatyar dismissed reports of unrest in Afghanistan. He said that only some incidents of firing took place in Kabul, while the rest of the country is at peace.

Talking to Pakistani journalists in Kabul, the Hezb-e-Islami chief said that the war in Afghanistan was imposed from outside. "The withdrawal of foreign forces under public aspirations is  welcomed."

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar also mentioned a viral video of an Indian ex-soldier during the conversation. He said that the former Indian Army has asked Ahmad Shah Massoud for money and support but India should understand that peace in Afghanistan is in the interest of all.

The Hezb-e-Islami chief said: "We want the security of the  Kabul airport to be given to a country which does not have wrong intentions about us. There will be consultations for government formation after August 31. I want the Afghan people to be allowed to form the government of their choice," he added.

Talking about women, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said that Shariah dress is permissible for women. "The West has no right to dictate us on women's clothing in our country," he concluded.