Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

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

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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

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Former Afghan Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks to a Reuters correspondent in Tehran 2002.

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

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