KABUL (HIA) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Thursday announced the formation of “Grand Gathering of National Unity (GGNU),” a coalition of several political parties and said the coalition might field a joint presidential candidate.
In his address to the gathering, Hekmatyar said their purpose was not making an electoral alliance but they wanted to bring together like-minded individuals.
The HIA leader asked foreigners to stop interfering in Afghanistan’s matters and said the alliance demands included a bilateral ceasefire, a temporary government and elections under the . . .









