Holbrooke reaches out to Hekmatyar

Asia Times by Syed Saleem Shahzad | Apr. 10, 2009 (Interview)

The recent meeting between a deputy of Richard Holbrooke, the United States special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and an emissary of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), is by all accounts a landmark move in the United States' stated aim of involving militant groups in ending the conflict in Afghanistan. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Taliban
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Apr 10, 2009 - 8:08 AM PDT
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