Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks to supporters in Jalalabad province, Afghanistan April 30, 2017. REUTERS/Parwiz
KABUL (Reuters) - Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is due to meet the Afghan president this week ahead of a return to politics, a remarkable turnaround for a leader widely reviled for his part in a civil war that killed thousands in the capital Kabul and razed much of the city.
Hekmatyar, who was removed from the UN terrorism sanctions list only this year, made his first public appearance on Saturday since a 2016 peace deal, and he has since been in the eastern city of Jalalabad gathering support.
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