Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan, has warned that renewed Pakistani military action on Afghan territory could plunge the country into “another imposed war.” He alleged that Pakistan’s recent strikes were carried out in coordination with the United States.
Amid escalating tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan, Hekmatyar wrote on X on Sunday that Washington had recently issued similar warnings of possible action if its demands were not met. He linked Pakistan’s latest military operations to recent US statements about a potential return to Bagram Air Base.
Hekmatyar recalled that during the 20-year US presence in Afghanistan, there had been both open and covert cooperation between Islamabad and Washington. He claimed that recent developments suggested a renewed alignment between the two.
Criticising the Taliban’s response to Pakistan’s airstrikes on Kabul, Hekmatyar said Afghans expected a transparent explanation about what had been targeted and the cause of the explosions. He said the Taliban government had also failed to take a clear stance against Pakistan’s attacks or clarify their outcome.
Referring to the recent Taliban–Pakistan border clashes, he called the issue a national concern and urged all Afghan factions to put aside internal divisions and unite in defence of the country.
He argued that mere condemnation or isolated responses would not resolve the crisis and called for a “national consensus” to confront growing external threats. Without unity, Hekmatyar warned, Afghanistan risked once again becoming a battleground for proxy wars involving regional and global powers, including India and Pakistan, Iran and the United States, and the US and its Arab allies against China and Russia.
Without naming anyone, Hekmatyar said those who had “betrayed the nation” or served foreign powers should never be allowed to return to Afghanistan’s political stage.
