Khalilzad’s Verbal Attack on Hekmatyar: “The Butcher of Kabul Acid-Attacked Female Students”

Kokcha News Agency: Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. special representative for Afghanistan, has responded to comments allegedly made by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hezb-e-Islami party. In a recent social media post, Khalilzad referred to Hekmatyar as the “Butcher of Kabul” and accused him of committing heinous crimes during the Afghan civil war.

Khalilzad’s remarks were in response to a media post where Hekmatyar reportedly called him the “invisible president of Afghanistan.” Although Hekmatyar’s official social media accounts have not recently addressed this issue, a note he published earlier this year criticized Khalilzad, calling him a “retired foreign agent.” Hekmatyar questioned whether a “retired agent of a foreign country” had the right to insult the mujahideen and leaders of the jihad.

In his response, Khalilzad, in posts written in English, Persian, and Pashto, accused Hekmatyar of being responsible for acid attacks on female students in Kabul and for assassinating members of rival resistance groups in Peshawar. Khalilzad emphasized that Hekmatyar is now trying to reinvent himself as a political and moral authority, but his past actions are unforgettable.

Khalilzad further accused Hekmatyar of destroying Kabul and killing hundreds of people during the civil war following the Soviet withdrawal. He also alleged that Hekmatyar collaborated with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Iran’s Quds Force, claiming that these efforts have no place among the Afghan people.

According to Khalilzad, Hekmatyar’s harsh reaction stems from his attempts to whitewash his “bloody past” and rebuild his image as a political figure. Khalilzad wrote, “In Moscow, he was desperately seeking a meeting with Mullah Baradar to strike a separate deal, but they refused, considering him too corrupt and a traitor to his people.”

As of now, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has not responded to Khalilzad’s accusations.