The Taliban sentenced the leader of the Islamic Party of Afghanistan, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, to house arrest.
KABUL, April 15 – “Sangar”, Farzam Kazemi. Some believe the reason for this decision is due to Hekmatyar's recent criticism of the Taliban's sale of Afghan airspace to the United States.
One of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's relatives told Sangar's correspondent in Kabul that the Hizb-e-Islami leader was sentenced to house arrest by Mullah Haibatullah, the leader of the Taliban, from 8:00 am yesterday.
"A group of armed Taliban came to Wazir Akbar Khan, the house where he lives, surrounded him, and do not allow anyone to enter or meet him," the source said.
He added that the head of Hizb-i-Islami no longer has the right to meet with journalists, representatives of foreign embassies, and even members of his party.
“Every person who goes to meet him must have permission to visit from the National Security Department, personally from the head of this department, Abdulhaq Vasiq,” the source said.
This person close to Hekmatyar says he tried to meet with him but failed.
“The Taliban does not explain anything, but we believe that the reason for this decision is criticism of the Hezb-e-Islami leader, who accused the Taliban of selling Afghan airspace to the United States,” he said.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is the first politician present in Kabul to criticize the Taliban for collaborating with the US and confirm suspicions about weekly American cash aid to the Taliban.
Some believe that the reason for the Taliban's decision was its support for Iran's campaign against Israel. According to him, "Finally, there was a Muslim country that gave a worthy response to Israel".
The head of Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan has been present in Afghan politics since 1971, and this is the first time such a sentence has been handed down to him.
