Gulbuddin Hekmatyar : an Afghan trail from jihad to terrorism / Ishtiaq Ahmad.

Includes bibliography—(p. 145-151).

Contents: 1. Early life : ambitious journey to Jihad—2. Jihad against Soviets : Ruthless pursuit of power—3. Afghan civil war : making of a terrorist—4. Exile in Iran : plotting and sharpening his fangs—5. Campaign against Karzai : Hekmatyar seeking the Afghan throne—6. Triangle of terror : unholy alliance with Taliban and al Qaeda.

Summary: A familiar face of the violent Afghan mosaic for decades, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is back again – this time as leader of a terrorist alliance, including the remnants of the Taliban and al Qaeda as well as his own Hezbe Islami militants. He has declared a new 'jihad', and directed a number of terrorist acts as part it, against the Afghan government of president Hamid Karzai and its international support system, comprising the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and the US-led coalition troops. While Taliban leader Mullah Mohammend Omar and al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden appear to be hibernating, Hekmatyar has once again started to instill fear in the heats of his opponents, as he had during the anit-Soviet jihad and the consequent terrorist bids in Afghanistan, this may have serious implications for central and south Asian, especially Pakistan, and nations far away…—cover page.