KABUL -- A former warlord branded the "Butcher of Kabul" returned to the Afghan capital Thursday (May 4) morning, two decades after leaving the city where he is accused of carrying out war crimes.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a former prime minister, has returned to mainstream political life after his dormant Hezb-e-Islami militant group signed a peace deal with the government in September.
His convoy to the capital was greeted by hundreds of onlookers.
Hekmatyar earned his bloody nickname for laying siege to the capital while premier during the country's 1992-1996 civil war.
Hekmatyar returned to public life on Saturday (April 29) at a gathering in Laghman Province, two hours east of Kabul.
