Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

A large security wall is shown in the nearground with the US flag flying and a mountain range in the distance.

It's imminent: After nearly 20 years US to leave Bagram

Military

In just a matter of days, the last US soldiers will depart Bagram Airbase. They are leaving what probably everyone connected to the base, whether American or Afghan, considers a mixed legacy.

It's imminent: After nearly 20 years US to leave Bagram
Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan May 4th, 2017

Notorious Afghan warlord returns to Kabul on May the Fourth

Conflict
Notorious Afghan warlord returns to Kabul on May the Fourth
Former Afghan Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks to a Reuters correspondent in Tehran 2002.

Afghanistan pardons 'The Butcher of Kabul.' An Afghan recalls the horror.

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Afghanistan pardons 'The Butcher of Kabul.' An Afghan recalls the horror.