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Hekmatyar pledges allegiance to Bin Laden
Updated at 1920 PST
DUBAI: A wanted Afghan warlord said he was ready to fight under the banner of the Al-Qaeda terror network headed by Osama bin Laden, according to an Arab TV channel on Thursday.
"We look forward to fighting along their side and under their banner," Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said referring to bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Hekmatyar, who heads the extremist anti-government party Hezb-e-Islami, is a former prime minister now wanted by US forces as a terrorist.
In the video, a bearded Hekmatyar wore a black turban and had a machine gun propped up against the wall behind him.
Hekmatyar pledges allegiance to Bin Laden
Updated at 1920 PST
DUBAI: A wanted Afghan warlord said he was ready to fight under the banner of the Al-Qaeda terror network headed by Osama bin Laden, according to an Arab TV channel on Thursday.
"We look forward to fighting along their side and under their banner," Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said referring to bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Hekmatyar, who heads the extremist anti-government party Hezb-e-Islami, is a former prime minister now wanted by US forces as a terrorist.
In the video, a bearded Hekmatyar wore a black turban and had a machine gun propped up against the wall behind him.
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