Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks to supporters in Jalalabad province, Afghanistan April 30, 2017. Picture taken April 30, 2017. REUTERS/Parwiz
KABUL (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of Afghan former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar rallied in Kabul's main football stadium on Friday, making a stark demonstration of force in the city his fighters helped destroy during civil war two decades ago.
A day after his return to the capital after years in hiding, Hekmatyar renewed his call for peace with the Taliban and stepped up his criticism of the national unity government headed by President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah.
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